Michelle Bovée Stange

Exercises for living


i.
Look at the moon
Fold the distance between you like a fan
Hold her gently and give her to someone you love
Remember the feeling of her craters

ii.
Breathe in the shape of a circle
Smooth it into a stone
Skip it over the water and watch it sink
Inhale

iii.
Fold your heart into a paper airplane
Throw it from the roof of the tallest skyscraper you can find
Live in the apartment building where it lands
Fall in love