Core Wounds: poem by Yevgeniya Przhebelskaya

ice melting on spruce branch, image by Else Siegel, on Pixabay, modified

Healing Core Wounds

Running, stretching, lifting weights

I’m the most dedicated rehab patient

This third time around

The anger that was quietly frozen in my body

Has been replaced by wonder and gratitude

I can feel my core wounds healing

I pray when I run

Yevgeniya Przhebelskaya is a freelance writer who explores the themes of mental health, parenting, and Christian faith in her writing. Her essays and poems have been published

in Amethyst Review, Ancient Paths Online, Ekstasis, Spirit Fire Review, and many other publications, and were nominated for the Pushcart Prize two times. Yevgeniya lives with her husband and their son in New Jersey. Check out her blog at https://ypoetry.weebly.com/ 

September 2025 issue