not as a curse, but as a guide—
a reason to linger in the softness of now,
to embrace stillness
as deeply as I would the storm.
Stay as long as you must.
Go as quietly as you came.
For now, I sit with you,
grateful to know what it is
to feel anything at all.
not as a curse, but as a guide—
a reason to linger in the softness of now,
to embrace stillness
as deeply as I would the storm.
Stay as long as you must.
Go as quietly as you came.
For now, I sit with you,
grateful to know what it is
to feel anything at all.
but a gentle teacher,
reminding me that even the strongest breath
can be slowed by the weight of a single sniffle.
Perhaps you are my tether,
keeping me grounded,
whispering, *“Not today, young one.
Rest first, and rise later.”*
but a gentle teacher,
reminding me that even the strongest breath
can be slowed by the weight of a single sniffle.
Perhaps you are my tether,
keeping me grounded,
whispering, *“Not today, young one.
Rest first, and rise later.”*