Tagged: flex
mom and i are doing
mom and i are doing
hand exercises – middle
knuckles, base knuckles
clenched fists, opened hands, flexing
and stretching towards each other
.
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my six aunts and
my six aunts and
uncle gather around
grandma’s hospital
bed, allowing
the performance of
procedure to overtake the
art of living.
Their hands
are collectively
tied in the pursuit
of individual
blamelessness.
grandma looks
on, one against
six, a tube down
her throat, mindful
of cumulative losses.
as in every
situation, time
flexes its
muscles, taunting us
to hold on or let go
while duty,
devotion, and rivalry
measure us for both
.
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we warm up for that
we warm up for that
spring stretch –
anticipating
aches in all
the right places
.
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we flex a bit
we flex a bit
to embrace the
moments that
need embracing,
sometimes longing
for a simple release
.
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