Mahpiohanzia

Mahpiohanzia

n.
the frustration of being unable to fly, unable to stretch out your arms and vault into the air, having finally shrugged off the burden of your own weight, which you’ve been carrying your entire life without a second thought.

Lakota mahpiohanzi, “a shadow caused by a cloud.” Pronounced “mah-pee-oh-han-zee-uh.”

Suerza

a tunnel with a light emanating from the end

Craxis

a tall house of cards

Thwit

close-up of a person with forehead wrinkled and holding their head

Povism

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Amoransia

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Anechosis

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