A month ago when time stood stlll,
with hanging mouth and speech distorted
an ambulance appeared to take you in
It took a shock to make a change
enough to feel how it was needed
to reset everything and re-begin
Week one - stand still and learn
your body's beating inner language
Week two - reflecting outward
on the things you hardly knew
Week three - the first steps into
a training to recover
Week four - concluding practise
to integrate what's new
Each moment is a starting point
for new directions and behaviors
and each day brings a chance out of the blue ♡
Eelco van der Waals
20 August 2025
Aug 20, 2025
Aug 20, 2025 at 6:57 AM UTC
A month ago when time stood stlll,
with hanging mouth and speech distorted
an ambulance appeared to take you in
It took a shock to make a change
enough to feel how it was needed
to reset everything and re-begin
Week one - stand still and learn
your body's beating inner language
Week two - reflecting outward
on the things you hardly knew
Week three - the first steps into
a training to recover
Week four - concluding practise
to integrate what's new
Each moment is a starting point
for new directions and behaviors
and each day brings a chance out of the blue ♡
Eelco van der Waals
20 August 2025
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