Back bent. Spine resisting
Its vertical thrust. Instead,
Employing a sinuous shape,
Like a meandering river
On its way to the sea.
Tilting incrementally to the left,
Until I am bent in two,
Twisted and warped,
Under the weight of gravity.
Under the weight of you.
Heather Simon is a translator, editor and writer. Originally from California, she decided to move to France over 14 years ago and has never looked back. The author currently lives in the south of France with her husband and French bulldog, Juno.