parkie morning yoga

i’m so stiff this morning

i can’ hardly move

my body has separated from

me overnight it will take

time for us to reunite

as much as possible today

 

i sit up lean gently twist

slide my legs off the mattress

wait a moment to feel

both feet

firmly flat

on the floor

i inhale deeply push

with my legs my spine straight

as if a cable runs

through it out the top

of my head someone is

tugging on it

 

i stand

keeping my knees soft

 

i make a fist with each hand

lightly touch fingertips to palms

release each hand wide

repeat 2 or 3 times

make my zombie way to the kitchen

open the cabinet above the sink

reach

for the bottle

of sinemet

hold it

in one hand

push down turn

the lid

tip-tap one pill in to my palm

twist

the lid back on

reach again toward the cabinet

replace the bottle

 

inhale 1 2 3 4

exhale 1 2 3 4

repeat

 

with the other arm

i reach for the next

cabinet take out a glass

close the door

hold the glass under the faucet

with one hand

turn on the water with the other

inhale

exhale

off

pop

the sinemet

in my mouth

drink

sigh

i put down the glass

shuffle from the kitchen

to the bathroom

for the next set

of moves

 

 

 

 

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