Patient Rebellion

Sometimes
it feels like
the greatest act of rebellion
I have ever done
when the thoughts
begin to stagger
when the sentences
are stuttering
when the will
is faltering
is
to choose
nothing 

To choose inaction
when I am split through the middle

To choose stillness
when am divided 

To choose to wait
for the stray pieces to return

To choose perseverance
until I am whole again 

To choose to delay
is to survive 

This is the quietest  
most socially acceptable revolt  
against the greatest enemy

Patience is more than a virtue   
it’s survival   
but it’s a finite resource    
and I’m running out 

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April 13 – 15, 2025