A friend said to me" it's like gravity
Is too heavy sometimes." I didn't know
The feeling of being seen
Of being heard
Until then. The weight pinning me down
Lifted, only slightly, and
I saw his eyes looking at me.
With trembling hands I reached out
And lifted his weight
with all the strength I could give.
A break
A moment of recognition
Together
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A Year of Poetry
PoetryMy 2023 New Year's goal was to write a poem/prose/spoken word every day, and I decided that the best way to hold myself accountable was to publish them here each day. None of these will likely be heavily edited or rounded out, and this is for two r...
