Weeks later, children began to be born with small signs: a faint humming beneath their ribs. Parents call it the Wilalila-mark. Folk claim it is the world’s way of keeping a door open—an assurance that forgetting must be guarded against by stories, song, and the simple, stubborn practice of naming.
Runell Wilalila — Webo
Weeks later, children began to be born with small signs: a faint humming beneath their ribs. Parents call it the Wilalila-mark. Folk claim it is the world’s way of keeping a door open—an assurance that forgetting must be guarded against by stories, song, and the simple, stubborn practice of naming.