This Day Had Some Plans – A Poem on the strong power of suggestion.
This day had its plans. I had mine.
They did not include a crash, a stumble, an ice pick,
the urge to see the security footage of
my foolishness again and again.
This body, this heart so accustomed to pain
denies the rationale of a scale.
I wrestle not against flesh
Sore places that will eventually leave – they get homesick too.
As they go, I’ll stay easy, loose
running interference on the placebo effect of my mind
and the white coat too anxious to prescribe a puff, a shot,
a day that invites a lil’ wallow in it.
Ama
Discover more from Ama Danesi
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Ama Danesi is a Nigerian-born author, storyteller, and financial strategist — and a self-proclaimed witness to what’s possible when stubborn optimism is a core strategy. She holds an MBA in Financial Management and an M.A. in Humanities, and spent years in banking and management in corporate Nigeria and the U.S. before turning her attention to the stories we carry.
She is the author of PARE: 100 Reminders for the Unwavering Self; Artificially Flavored Layers, a collection of diaspora stories; and Mayen and the Unexpected Gift, her Amazon-bestselling debut children’s book and the heart of the Mayen Creative Series. Her books are available on Amazon, BN, IngramSpark, dormanes.com, and wherever books are sold.
Ama lives in beautiful, sunny California, where she enjoys her family, her life, and blogs right here at amadanesi.com.
View all posts by Ama
