Poems & Perceptions
Waking from sleep is a strange feeling now, anxiety hits me hard
Duvet is my protector, cushioned, I am wrapped in layers reluctant to move.
Who is this person I have become, the person who lives to hide?
She is new to me, unfamiliar tactics, shy as a blushing bride.
Greek, but where is my kefi?
Soulful, but where is my rhythm?
Woman, when will you return?
Soon.
© Michelle Sotiriou 2021
I haven’t hugged a soul for weeks, or called them ‘Darling’, that’s their name
The Social distance blues are real and shitty who’s to blame?
Daily mindful mantras start with hashtag please #bekind
Wander in woods my therapy, leafy footsteps chakras aligned
Netflix is my closest friend, on-screen pleasures, hidden gems
Cover me in popcorn son of Uhtred, Viking trends
HIIT I breathe in fresher air, mother earth environment bliss
Round and round she goes, sun-kissed
She spins
She keeps on spinning.
© Michelle Sotiriou 2020
Researching for clients and friends is one of my favorite things to do. It allows me to understand who they are on a deeper level and what makes them tick. These searches are usually positive and help me expand my knowledge of topics I know very little about and introduce me to unfamiliar worlds. However, there have been times when finding the unexpected turns my brain cells into emotional mush instead of mindful magic.
You are crazy if you think you can hide everything on the internet and deluded if your ego persuades you that nothing will ever be found. The power behind someones finger tips as they write their story or profile can breathe life into you or knock it out like a heavy-weight punch! What is inevitably unearthed can make or break you (if you allow it) and not for the first time, the universe and stars that twinkle from it, grouped together with a celestial lesson for me to learn; this time in the form of a phenomenal woman who reached 102 years of age, just a year older than my Grandmother who passed at the age of 101.
When I reach a grand old age (I believe that I will) will I look back on my life with a smile on my face? A wonderful life that I would want to re-live again and tap my feet to its beautiful music? And, the question that is unshakable in my mind;
“Was I able to live with myself?”
© Michelle Sotiriou 2015
She Be Fierce 