The Girl and the Shawl

And so I live this in-between life—born of the tropics, residing in the temperate, always negotiating with the air around me. The shawl, draped over my shoulders, has become more than just a shield against the cold. It is my compromise, my quiet companion, my badge of adaptation. It tells the story of a body that remembers where it came from, even when life has taken it elsewhere.