birth

body contour self-portrait

beached
like a great whale
on this blue sofa
under the sky

what an effort
to heave myself onto dry land

or
what a tremendous
letting go

look at the size of me
I had no idea
I was so big

I had no idea
no idea
I was

I had no idea I was SO big

no wonder
I was so tired
with all this straining

with all this
straining to slip its bonds
straining to fly

free
but also
straining
for the earth

straining to
let
go

into the earth