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160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1979
In those eternities of radiance I may have already lived for centuries. It isn’t easy. I have, in fact, fallen to earth with a bang. It wasn’t deliberate. I have lost the key or the route... I am only now learning to speak—that is—finding a way of translating myself so that I won’t remain invisible. My crown and scepter made me visible before—to others as well as to myself. It all has to be done without cue cards or any other external aid. Even when I cannot think of anything to say or find a situation overwhelming or perplexing, I can no longer turn into a blade of grass or a pearly-scaled fish. That hurts. I am so naked that my hands seem to hang heavily from my wrists. I can feel my bones age. My God, I never noticed how hard my legs work to carry this weight around. Sometimes though, my feet plant themselves into the ground holding my weight like strong roots and I experience a sense of strength. Other times I feel less sure, fear that gravity might fail and plunge me spinning into eternal emptiness.