is freedom
I fly through the air
land on my feet
softly
bounce
into my life
dancing to beyonce
she is my favourite
hope
fills my body
and my soul
but movement
fills my life.
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breathe out
take three sips of tea
let yourself go
breathe out
peace
washes over your body
healing the little bits of pain
breathe out
take three sips of tea
let yourself go
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breathe
feel your body
back against the chair
feet on the floor
breathe
anger
courses through my veins
sadness
overcomes my body
breathe.
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bares all
even when my words say
I’m fine, I’m great.
My jaw tight
face scrunched
shoulders hunched
with anger
“Are you sure you’re okay??”
“Of course I’m okay. I’m relaxed okay?”
My sister gives me a look and starts to laugh
gently.
I laugh too
and then cry
the body
speaks.
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I stand in the mountain
strong and still
quiet and alive
hollow but not broken
I feel my heart beat
blood coursing through my veins
and I am full of blood
from the tips of my toes
to the tops of my shoulders
to the tippy top of my head
coursing
vibrancy
the blood rushes
my breath moves
in and out
up and down
my rib cage rocked
by the waves of breath
and this is asana
moments with my body
where times stops
and I become whole again.
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to create a body of work
you need
a body
and not just any-body
or some-body
but your very own body
to create a body of work
you need to breath into your lungs
and feel into your toes
and listen to your heart
your mind
your gut
you have to want it so badly that it hurts
and trick yourself to keep going when you forget
you have to run fast towards the finish line
sprint even
in your first draft
get it down!
fast.
polishing can come in leisurely afternoons
getting it down must be squeezed into crevices
as you wait for the bus
the 5 minutes before the dental hygienist calls your name
before you go to bed
for 10 minutes before you call your partner
squeeze it in!
and how do you keep going at this breakneck speed
when your project is much larger than a postage stamp
and you do and don’t know where it’s going to end up?
trick yourself
any way you can
and keep going
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