Even in the midst
of the chaos
and the sadness
and the darkness
all around us,
I hope you are able
to find some small light.
With all that we carry,
all we are going through,
all of the everything,
even if just for
the smallest of moments,
still I hope
you smile today.

#poetry

I return to this poem again & again #poetry
“Any Case” by Wislawa Szymborksa, tr. from the Polish by Grazyna Drabik & Sharon Olds