I won’t give in to the confines of a chair
Sitting
Waiting for life to chuck a bowling ball in my stomach.
Sitting
Upside down in a chair
The world staring in my soul,
me not caring—
they can’t own me.
Sitting
Perching, prowling like a bird.
Taking in my spirit animal.
Sitting
Alone in a corner
off on the ground
because why not?
They can’t own me.
Sitting
Backwards,
sideways,
curled up as a ball—
mimicking my dog.
As I sit, people judge,
but sitting is my expression;
the expression where no one else can make me feel uncomfortable.
When I sit,
the world is mine.
Lauren Batterbee is a senior entering her third and final year on staff for The Central Trend. She is almost always doing ballet, and if she isn’t, she...
natalie • Oct 15, 2020 at 1:55 pm
LAUREN!!!!! YOUR VOICE!!!! AAAAHHHH!!!