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Self-inflatable

The shape of me lay formless on the ground,
Inside its billow no one around.
But there was I beholder of eye,
I am here for me.
I take the deepest breath I’ve taken all my life,
Fill my lungs with a million hearts,
Burst and soar into my shape,
The form now full, lifted, awake.
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// it was enjoyable making this ‘Self-inflatable’, having an abstract idea and not knowing how it would turn out. the hot air balloon was sewn with yarn embroidery, and the wooden base was hand painted and varnished—it originally came in a dark brown colour.