stretch
grab feet, roll chest over knees
until you’re a fist
throbbing with breath,
waiting for heart to slow
its one-two against ribs
pull shoulders apart
across your back,
let every punch you’ve thrown
stream to the floor
pool with sweat from your hair,
and the need to prove
the power of your body
1 comment:
i only liked it i didn't love it
maybe you could work in some of the other senses here? smell, sound, touch, taste, noise?
"grab feet roll chest over knees" (and fist & throbbing) sound so quick & active to be associated with a stretch
in the second stanza "pull" and "across" work more for that stretch feeling/sound...
i like the imagery and ideas of the last 5 lines but maybe they could be your beginning?
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