A month ago when time stood stlll,
with hanging mouth and speech distorted
an ambulance appeared to take you in

It took a shock to make a change
enough to feel how it was needed
to reset everything and re-begin

Week one - stand still and learn
your body's beating inner language

Week two - reflecting outward
on the things you hardly knew

Week three - the first steps into
a training to recover

Week four - concluding practise
to integrate what's new

Each moment is a starting point
for new directions and behaviors
and each day brings a chance out of the blue ♡

Eelco van der Waals
20 August 2025