Hips

I am lying on the floor

Hands on my hips

Lifting my feet into the air

Stretching my toes over my head

Precise choreography

I know my fear

Who will hold me

When I cannot move

I am lying with you

Your hands on my hips

You lift me, stretch me

My body moves with you

I know my fear

If not you

Who will hold me

When I cannot move

Used by permission of the author.

Jocelyn Burgener was raised in Toronto and is a graduate of Ryerson University’s Radio and Television Arts program. She has ...more