Meander, twist<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dancing around<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No lines, no limits, all angle<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Twisting, turning<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like the branches of a tree<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like an ancient river<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And yet somehow this is wrong<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every day<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stretching away pain<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Exploding power into muscles<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Insisting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And trying to remember that the enemy isn\u2019t my body<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s the expectation that if you can\u2019t do things one way<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You shouldn\u2019t do them at all<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Insisting<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On movement<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because it heals<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And I don\u2019t have to do it standing \u201cstraight\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Breath expanding<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crushed against ribs<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heart pounding more than it should<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Feeling deeply into each muscle<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because crooked things can be beautiful<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But take a bit of searching<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Breathe<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sharp exhale<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dizzy<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lightheaded<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Still moving<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Insisting<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dance<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a spiral<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a twist<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Roll<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leap<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019re not made of glass<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t let them tell you so<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This dance is resistance<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Against the idea that only certain kinds of bodies can do it \u201cright\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That some bodies should only exist in breakable inaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Noiselessness<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cooperation<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Convenience<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Move<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dance<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spine<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Breath<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because you were not meant to be shackled into stillness<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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