downward facing dog

in college i had a therapist

who pushed our chairs back

and made me do yoga with her

on the dirty floor

yoga will make

the spinning

slow down

would it really though?

we didn’t even have mats

just the rampant thoughts

swirling in my mind

a clusterfuck of anxieties

spinning! spinning! spinnng!

i would push my thoughts to the back

in downward facing dog

you’re supposed to push

your legs towards

the back of the room

as if you could touch

the back wall

i push my thoughts to the front

on my mat

buckled down

my therapist would

be proud

the spins

good as gone