From a prior prompt at https://puttingmyfeetinthedirt.com/2022/03/01/march-2022-writing-prompts/
She taught me that it was okay
To give my brain a break
And let my hands take over.
When I failed the goal,
We laughed, and I tried again.
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I didn’t notice my brain working,
I only heard it humming
As my fingers danced
Along the paper folds, then shook up
The bottle, creating a mess.
–
She helped me clean it up
And make it beautiful,
Trusted me to create, and praised
My creation that I insisted she keep.
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The next day, I listened
With pencil poised,
Ready to do equations…
But I’d already learned
The most important lesson:
I could do whatever I sought to do.
(c) Pamela Schloesser Canepa, 2022
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