pain moves me

discomfort

gets my attention

uneasiness nudges

pain is my friend

it wakes me

shakes me up

overcome inertia

move

or stop moving

as the case may be

if you’re stuck

get up and shake a leg

but if you’re running

for your life

be still

“These poems are vulnerable and confident, playful and achingly tender…I am always lighter after reading her poetry.”

— Maureen Buchanan Jones, Executive Director of Amherst Writers & Artists