Silently, because they have been asked,
the members of my body straighten —
they stretch out from where they’ve been crunched,
find new alignment with each other.
They take up the work of support,
they learn to do their part

So I stand taller,
I find bend and balance,
I find length and strength,
and the air
flows through me
fuller, deeper

I feel this shape
is more me
than I have been before,
which makes me wonder
what decisions
put us in our former shape
and what awakening
awaits us yet.

©Wendy Mulhern
July 17, 2017