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
Michelle Bovée Stange is an emerging writer exploring creative forms after over a decade in the research and journalism space. Her poetry and prose have been published in Written Tales, Yellow Arrow Journal, and Painted Pebble Lit Mag. She can be found on Bluesky at @itsmagicalmcb.bsky.social.