Pigeon Brain or Pigeon Pose?

susan haven
1 min readNov 14, 2022
A woman in brown yoga clothing in Tree Pose.
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I scheduled a class at a new yoga studio
and all I can think about —
What should I wear?

Which yoga pants will hide
my non-yoga-shaped body and
make me fit in?

Answer, of course, is none
no piece of spandex and nylon can possibly
absorb my anxiety
while wicking my sweat
and I am a…

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susan haven

Poet. Mathematician. Follower of my curiosity. Also, a finder of rogue socks.