Butterfly Effect - ressourcesfeministes

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porticos are chosen for secret meetings 9 plots are made
betrayals are formulated
huge potted plants stand on the verandahs where the
shadowless woman and her companion hide in the curves
of the bridge making it their home 10
beyond are the curling stairways which lead endlessly up
and down an infinite cycle the upward stair finishes
abruptly arriving at no floor no destination so some poor
trapped souls 11 progress nowhere although they are in
constant motion in pairs some travel to the Piazzale
Michelangelo to admire the patterns of the red slate
rooves of this city
the observer is drawn to the alleyways where market
stalls pull in a constant stream of customers the women
sell gold sandalwood books and kohl
old women sell handbaked breads woven like plaited hair
flat breads high tin loaves and baguettes 12 sit side by side
with Boston buns 13 and butterfly 14 cakes
others sell fruits and vegetables 15 picked fresh pickled or
preserved and then there are the pots and pans such as the
Ibu women 16 used defending themselves from violence
and from hunger