Yoga

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