Breathe in and the cool air
Fills your head
Loosens up the
Tight bands that
Grip there
Wind blows hair back
Smoothed wrinkles furrows and
Worry lines flat
And calm
Sun beats on head
Face arms legs
Into your tight insides
Until they loosen
Laughter takes away
The edge the worry
The tension tightening
And washes it clean
To start things
Fresh again
Fills your head
Loosens up the
Tight bands that
Grip there
Wind blows hair back
Smoothed wrinkles furrows and
Worry lines flat
And calm
Sun beats on head
Face arms legs
Into your tight insides
Until they loosen
Laughter takes away
The edge the worry
The tension tightening
And washes it clean
To start things
Fresh again
Header art by T. Guzzio. Original photo via Wikimedia Commons.
CONNECT WITH SUZANNE:
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Dr. Suzanne Boucher is a licensed Mental Health Counselor and a recent Doctoral graduate in Counseling Supervision. She writes grants and manages them in HIV prevention, and has won approximately $6.5million to date. But Suzanne also writes poetry every day. Her work focuses on mindfulness and trauma with occasional forays into lighter themes and songwriting. She has been writing poetry since she was nine years old and has no intention of stopping. Suzanne is a dedicated daily yoga practitioner with the goal of standing on her head every day at 85. She blogs at [email protected] (where "Loosen" first appeared), and you can also find her online at www.suzanneboucherlmhc.com.
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