To Write Something Down

By Francesca Betancourt

There.

There it is.

My thought,

My secret,

My heart.

Do you like it?

Please like it!

I coaxed it from its den

Only to curl up at your feet.

So be as gentle as you can

Without lying to it.

Francesca Betancourt aka Cessa (she/her/hers) is an actor, intimacy director, facilitator, producer, and writer originally from the Southwest but is now based on the East coast. She has worked as an artist & facilitator in Ireland, India, the Philippines, New York, Washington, Wisconsin, Maryland, Washington D.C. and Florida. She is the co-founder and artistic director for the storytelling event and podcast "she is FIERCE: stories from the female and genderqueer perspective", and a founding member of multiple theatre collectives. Her work is based in trauma informed social/emotional arts practice, equity, compassion, access, human connection, autonomy, and vivid storytelling.

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