Within a Roda and a Game Here there is ceremony And a bit of mimicry, flash and a cunning eye, An allegory A circle completed by "we" Not "us" or "them" A watery mixture exists here within the roda. The mix is fluid, an interaction Sometimes murky and other times clear. You will fill the negative space, which I create - And transform it to a positive one. You will be the medium that I displace And in exchange-- I will be yours. Of the two, One may be strong and the other falter One will know and one will know better One will see and one will blink, But both will obey The call of the berimbau when it's time to begin or end An interaction, reaction A game. ~Danielle Awai (ICAF-CT)~