Challenge
Write a poem about a moment where you felt present.
Any moment where you were very aware of the world around you and your existence in it. Describe what you heard, smelled, tasted, felt, or saw in detail. Write about the emotions you felt and how your body felt in that moment.
hope for the moment
arms wrapped around jean-clad legs
body burrowed in corner of the plushy couch
i sat up straight.
it was dbt group
"living in your body"
on a monday afternoon
in an eating disorder treatment center.
others were strewn about the room
all eyes intent on the "twilight zone" episode
unfolding on the tv screen.
then there was this-
a second that the woman's face was revealed
and she screamed about how ugly she was
and the people around her turned away in horror
that's when i saw a flash of my own self
reflected in her beauty.
the beauty she could not see
nor the people around her
but
was there.
hope rushed into my heart in that moment.
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