Water Therapy

a page in the healing journey

As I’m lowered into the pool,
the water feels soothing, warm,
my legs feel weightless
where they normally feel like tree trunks.

It’s in the water that I remember
how to stand for longer than
five or ten minutes.
That I can do the exercises
my physical therapist requests.

I feel minimum pain as
I kick, do heel raises,
march and squat
something that would
create valleys of pain
if I was standing.

I’m grateful for the water.
the way it feels, the way
I feel relatively healed
once inside.

Thank you for reading my work today, I appreciate the time given.

I am currently in aqua therapy due to a long-standing health condition. When I read Sharing Randomly’s recent poem on floating and how it clears the mind, I thought immediately of the experience of aqua therapy.

The poem that inspired me can be found here:

All We Need Is… To Float

The poetry prompt, from the brilliant Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) can be found here:

Tiny and Floating

For another poem from me, please see here:

Becoming a Night Dweller