Ashima Shiraishi Instagram – The Koan of The Globalist🫀 (pt 1)
A surge of endorphins took over as I watched my ankle torque close to my face and my fingers nestle in the divot
My spine snaked in sync with my limbs to position my body directionally, the edge only a hold when my arm is suspended at 4 o’clock
The pretzeling of the body, a position beyond my normal range of body movements
Stumped on a snatch move out right
A quartz crystal caught my eye, a thin sliver, barely protruding from the wall, I wanted to listen to that exploratory voice
The sharp grains bore into my skin
Just enough to keep me on
I was overcome with exhilaration from seeing possibility in a razor edge
a streak of rebellion and subversion
to find an alternative method
to show a different way
The final slaps near the top of the bulge thwarted me
No matter how much I compressed, I was shy of the lip
what amount of hugging would be enough for the rock to grant me access?
My friend said she hugged boulders for my birthday and the thought of it delighted me
So
I will hug compassionately till the rock hugs back 🖤
The day was dry and wintry, far colder than what my rough skin and cold extremities had hoped for. I repeated the words my dad used to say when I needed some extra support “今日しかない“, meaning “you’ve only got today”, hoping willpower would overpower the shivering. The flame sparked by this climb veiled me with a sense of invincibility, and perhaps numbed my mind to the physical body numbing.
I noticed the reflective sheen on my glassy skin but dismissed it in the fervor of having found a new sequence. A sprout of possibility is an immense force, one I followed in order to see this vision through. My natural climbing disposition is overly-reserved, but that day I was channeling someone else who was able to brave the cold. Then, a series of comically dramatic movements: in one second, my body was hugging the rock, then my fingers were ejected off of the crystals, and finally, I found myself under the imposing hull, the world spinning. My reverie of possibility and hard shell cracked against the granite’s rigidity.
vid📹: @roberte1
tysm for the many spots and encouraging presence 🙂 @aidan.roberts98 | Posted on 01/May/2024 04:33:46
