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In Need of a Good Physiotherapist

4WORDS April Poetry Prompt: Biggest Joke

By Oneg In The ArcticPublished a day ago 1 min read
In Need of a Good Physiotherapist
Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash

The complexities and contradictions of strength and fragility wrap themselves tight around my spine

Tail bone waves unstable

Knees carry through cracks

Shoulders inflame to catch the weight raining heavy

Joints click to the rhythm of a writer at a typewriter

How fucking poetic this pain is

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Oneg In The Arctic

A queer storyteller and poet of arctic adventures, good food, identity, mental health, and more.

Co-founder of Queer Vocal Voices

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  • Raphael Fontenelleabout 15 hours ago

    DX If only our bodies were more like Superman's.

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