the whole of living and dying

by Shivadam Burke

They say that no one gets out alive. I know it’s not complete to refer to death as anything other. But one who so gracefully enjoys the fullest beauty of the whole of living and dying bears witness to something that death cannot touch. Asha abides in the deep places she touched in my heart, particularly with a couple of lovingly powerful comments she gave to me to carry. Ya Murshida, ya Shakur, ya Fattah!

image courtesy of Asha + stitched by Kate von Briesen