mud

my favorite myth of man says:

The one who created all (the flowers, the bats, the mangoes, and more!)
reaches his/her big god-hand down into the dirt,
and pulls up a handful.

Then breathes life into it.

And some where in the dirt and god-spit and breath,
humanity is formed.

out of the mud.

and around here,
the women use that same mud to make their homes,
and re-play the myth each dry-season.