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poems and the body

Poems are lifelines
when you forget how to swim 
   in your skin
and are like a betta fish
treading water in a tank,
and when you want to forget 
how it feels to live without lungs
gasping for air like a hooked trout 
   on a riverbank.

Poem title from chapter 24 of poemcrazy by Susan G. Wooldridge.


Peace to your ♥!

Posted byserendippitysaysJanuary 4, 2023December 9, 2022Posted ingeneralTags:body, fish, poem, poemcrazy collection, poetry6 Comments on poems and the body

Stephanie Malley writes from southwestern Pennsylvania. Poems may be copied or shared for personal use provided appropriate credit is given.

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