Tagged: stretch

from here on out, we

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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the future is ours

it is easier

it is easier
to lose our way
than find a
way back – this,
we all want to
believe, as we stretch
into a new shape
and try not to
boomerang
.
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in mama’s garden,

in mama’s garden,
the camellias wake up before
anyone else, stretch

towards the sun in their winter
layers, waiting to go out
.
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even holly seizes

even holly seizes
the occasion
in the middle of
winter to catch
snowflakes on her
tongue,
stretching her neck
towards the sky
.
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pain stretches across

pain stretches across
all distances – we pretend
we can shake it off

while rounding this marker or
that marker – it ain’t that easy
.
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on an overgrown

on an overgrown
path, unwalked walks fold into
majestic cranes, wings

stretch towards filtered light where
we can still dream of meeting
.
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when everything is

when everything is
a debate, there is no dialogue
and less, even less

learning – we cannot stretch until
we have learned how to listen
.
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the calm before the

the calm before the
storm is a mythological
creature, stretching its

wings wide enough so that we
are entangled in its plumes
.
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