Jupiter
Maz Hedgehog
stretch leg high
eyes ahead
core tight
fingers held just
so spin
smooth easy
do not topple
the burn is
not there
it does
not matter stretch
arms up out wide drop
slow breathe
balance
I am still
weightless
I am fat
and muscle
I am bounty
and music
I am
the building
blocks of the
universe made
solid
I can seem
fluid spin
spin faster
spin sycamore
hurricane
planet
stop
turn
extend
step
point
balance
extend
bruised knee
bruised hip
bruised pride
I will not cry
I am more than this
more than graceless
imperfection again
deep breath
stretch leg high
eyes ahead
core tight
fingers held just
So
Maz Hedgehog is a writer, performer, and editor working in the spaces between real and unreal, poetry and theatre, self and other. Their work has found its way onto stages and behind mics from Edinburgh to Brighton, working with organizations like MIF, CBBC, and Penguin. Fond of fairies and folklore, Maz’s work is imaginative, lyrical, and occasionally a little surreal.
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