Juno M.N. PelczarMar 29, 20211 min readGymnasticsTheir bodies so frail, so breakablebut we watch in envy as theyturn, flex, further, higher, prettierMaybe, if we could sap their youth and drink itwe could dance again
Their bodies so frail, so breakablebut we watch in envy as theyturn, flex, further, higher, prettierMaybe, if we could sap their youth and drink itwe could dance again
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Gymnastics
Their bodies, crumbling, rusting, disfigured
Leaving behind dry flakes of old letters
The scribble drenched in memories, in time
The bodies continue their crawling march
Clawing, dragging, dancing
Before returning to dust once more
I pick up the old man, flip him back and forth a couple of times
I blow into his face, to no avail of removing the creases
I examine his face
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Their bodies so frail, so breakable
but we watch in envy as they
turn, flex, further, higher, prettier
Maybe, if we could sap their youth and drink it
we could dance again
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