When a mugger jumped from the shadows,

Child’s Pose helped me surrender

Defeated by another political party,

I took strength from Warrior Pose

As my children went from laughing to crying then

sleeping within moments, I flowed along in Chaturanga

to Plank to Up-dog.

Drunk with power from conquering a competitor

I regained humility by falling in Tree Pose

When the boiler bursted, flooding the basement

Boat Pose didn’t really help

But when my dog couldn’t play dead I showed

her with Corpse Pose

Love elephant and want to go steady?

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Author: Michael Mark

Editor: Emily Bartran

Photo: Hamed Saber/Flickr