She

Mary Arda
1 min readMar 10, 2019
Photo by Larm Rmah on Unsplash

I approach the room, alone, not fully understanding what I was walking into — enshrouded by the innocence of a child. The handstitched ducks on the pockets of my yellow dress cross the threshold with me.

I take a few apprehensive steps. Something captures my attention. Mesmerized, I stand still. A walking version of the Pieta slowly moves in my direction. She is held, cradled, by a beautiful woman whose skin is so black, it resembles polished ebony — the…

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Mary Arda

Lover of the written word, cooking, food anthropology, music, roots, and family. Storytelling NYC-Cuban. Side gig — publicist and marketer.