blackgirl on mars: notes on a life in copenhagen (or how my alienation brings me closer to people).

Pigeons are peculiar birds... Some tumble... they fly high into the air and tumble backwards... they are known to have existed in India before the year 1590... they are known to tumble from side to side or roll backward in flight... many say it is a survival technique... basically, they fly high into the sky and tumble all the way down: BUT just before hitting the ground, they miraculously swoop up, into the air: narrowly escaping death. But the problem with the tumbler pigeon is this: If you breed two tumblers the offspring lacks this last but all important reflex-- Instead of gracefully escaping its demise inches away from the ground, they come crashing down only to tragically die. And this is why, I guess, I always will be afraid of loving You.