I was a ballerina in a past life.

Of course, I can’t be certain.

But as I look in the mirror,

lift my arms, tilt my neck—

I know this place,

this grace.

And sometimes I wonder why.

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7 responses to “Ballerina”

  1. Shruba Avatar

    Beautiful imagery!

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      brookejcutler

      Thank you so much, Shruba. 🙂 xx

  2. Shanyu Avatar

    I don’t know what this makes me feel, but it makes me happy. I guess that it’s good…

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      brookejcutler

      Ha ha ha! Well! Happy is good, so I’d just run with that if I were you! x 🙂

      1. Shanyu Avatar

        Of course happy is good! And I am running with it just in a moment!

  3. kat Avatar

    Time and space are fluid, or so science fiction has me believing they are. We are and we were and we will be all exist at once. It’s a curious experience to feel a certain way and wonder why it feels so familiar, so right, but I like to think it’s the world saying we simply are and this is what makes us beautiful.

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      brookejcutler

      Yes, I so love that idea! That idea of other dimensions still containing all lives that we’ve ever lived, right now. I think I just feel so grateful that I’ve got this new connection with my body that I’ve never had before. It feels so much more alive and open and lovely- there’s no other way to put it. Ha ha ha. So whatever it is…I’m grateful for the feeling of familiarity and the feeling of newness. ☺️

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