stretch leg high
eyes ahead
core tight
fingers held just
so
spin
smooth easy
do not topple
the burn is
not there it
does not matter
stretch arms up out wide drop
slow breathe
balance
I am still
weightless
I am fat
and muscle
I am bounty
and music
I am the
building blocks of
the universe made solid
I can seem
fluid spin
spin faster
spin tornadoes
hurricanes
planets
stop
run
leap
balance
extend bruised knee
bruised hip bruised
pride
I will not cry
I am more than this
more than graceless
imperfection
deep breath
stretch leg high
eyes ahead
core tight
fingers held just
so
About the author
Maz Hedgehog is the bi fat British daughter of Nigerian immigrants. Her work draws heavily on fantasy and oral storytelling. Maz has previously been published in Last Bench: An Antivirus Publication, headlined That's What She Said by For Books Sake and will soon publish her first poetry collection as part of the Superbia Chapbook Series.