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Shell #napowrimo (day twenty-eight)

Posted on August 30, 2016 by shabbysnap Leave a comment

Body of mine
Why do you fail me?

Shoulder shooting
Lower back rooting
Joints pop and crack
Flexibly that lacks
Muscles that complain
Aches don’t refrain

Body of mine
Why do you fail me?

(Written before my love of yoga began)

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