toikupu #27, 2026
this body
this body would like to be
in five places at once: with a cup of tea,
under a weighted blanket,
writing a poem on this couch,
but also over there, on the other
couch, snuggling up to
my wife, and also writing
a shopping list, and planning
for the week.
this body would like to be
early to bed.
this body thinks it wants to
be standing in front of the
fire, which is warm,
or chopping vegetables in
the kitchen.
this body thinks it should
stretch, meditate, do some
more decluttering, and also
floss, brush teeth.
but this body is here.
on this couch,
under a weighted blanket,
finishing a poem,
drinking tea.
Rauhina Kohuwai-Banks
27/4/2026, Ōtepoti: toikupu #27