sometimesihatemycat

She cradled
The nape
Of my neck
In her hands
Soft and cool
And brand new
She told me
To remember
Connection
And so I sank in
And so I was
Reminded
That I can
Turn that way
And this
Stop and go
Pick things up
Set them down
I can say yes
Yes and
No

-me

~ by April on March 17, 2023.

Posted in Body, Humanity, Poetry, Women's Rights
Tags: Autonomy, Body, Choices, Connection, Hands, Nape, Neck, Poetry, Remember, Somatic, Touch