Resting Here Now

I see it in the face now
I hear it in the talks now
I hold it in the hugs now

Please let me keep this now 

I feel it in my hair now
I keep it on the desk and in the bedside table now 

Friends will come and friends will go
It’s the way of things, but please
Let me keep this now 

I didn’t know how badly I needed this
Until it held me with a gaze I could crawl inside of
To rest

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July 23 – 31, 2025