izaro — a hand lifting a cup. izaro — the cup set down empty. Together, the shape of a lifetime.
Say it slowly: ee-ZAH-ro ee-ZAH-ro The tongue splits, then reunites. A gate that opens onto another gate. izaro izar
izaro izar — the sound comes before the meaning. Two beats, a hinge, a breath between mirrors. izaro — a hand lifting a cup
At midnight, the village dogs answer it. Not barking — humming. Their throats make the same two syllables, rocking the moon in its hammock of cloud. a breath between mirrors. At midnight