Full moon, full tears

Woke up stiff and sore

tears just

spilling out

Standing in the kitchen

waiting for my water

to boil

I stretch my arms upward

breathing in

tilting my chin to the ceiling

and then carving a

forward arc

through the air and breathing out

I reach down

to touch my ankles

The stretch

pulling sobs and waves of

'no' and 'please' from my hips

I am fully my

emotional body

today

and it is

like a naked

nerve

even sunlight

even the gentle breath of my garden

overwhelming me

with sensation