You are tired
Your heart
wrung out
lies limp
spent
exhausted
Your mind
fuzzed by events
shackled by twin weights
of isolation
of jailed desires
is rendered senseless
numb
The parade of days
a monotony
of toil
of grief
of sameness
The calendar
arbitrary divisor of time
paints illusions
of separation
of change
where none truly exist
New year!
Flip the page!
It’s supposed to be different!
Yet, it isn’t
It’s the same
But step back
Look beyond
your home
your street
your life
The world spins quickly
and is slow to move
but like a tide in flood
inexorable
imperceptible
it does change
Is changing
And soon
like cicadas
after years-long entombment
we will emerge
to breathe the windborne breeze
to see the rising sun
to sing in our multitudes
of love
of life
of our many futures
Our hearts will be renewed
our minds refreshed
our lives rejoined
Be patient
Be calm
Be hopeful
Practice your song
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I love this, and I would love to share it with my friends who would recognize the words, speaking for their own hearts and the words I’d love for their hearts to hear of hope, renewal, and life. May we share with your name?
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Best practice would be to provide a link, rather than copy wholesale, but hey, I’m not making money on any of this, so sharing with attribution is OK by me.
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