All Five Senses

By Katy Liles

Katy is a second year business major and is a member of the women's volleyball team. This is also her second year submitting for the Fishbowl Review!

Try this revolutionary technique, 

which will 

ground/refocus/reconnect/regulate 

your mind, by simply using all five senses:

5 things you SEE

4 things you FEEL

3 things you HEAR

2 things you SMELL

1 thing you TASTE

1 

A green comforter on my bed, 

an artificial sunset bleeding 

with golden rays through 

my window.

Blankets piled with pillows,

bathed in a pink light and

gentle laughter, promising

to turn rowdy and

I can feel

2

The fur of my cats,

And the subsequent itchiness

clogging my nose.

A warm summer sun

that burns my feet in the second-long

hike to the freezing water as

I hear

3

Conversation from the concrete

as we sit in the car listening to

an exhausted playlist.

A movie playing quietly

fighting for attention and I swear

I can smell

4

Rain carried by a breeze

flowing through an open window,

lavender oil circulating my body,

And there is the

taste of

5

a home-cooked meal

lingering.