It is time to let go
of my thirst for accomplishment
and slowly, gently
sink into this moment
nowhere to go
nothing to prove
branches scrape love songs
on the winter sky
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Welcome to this moment
a new, new normal
each day begins
checking symptoms
do my eyes focus?
Does my head wobble?
Do my legs spasm?
What is it like
to be in this body
here and now
no
those are just ideas
instead
let each moment
be a surprise
no words
movement
and sensations
in this eternal
now
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When you said
“I’ve been diagnosed
with terminal cancer”
I wish I had
reminded you
that you are enough
strong enough
to see it through
deep enough
to find meaning
Sweet enough
to keep loving
I wish I had
reminded you
you came from
star stuff
and will
return there
if I had
reminded you
then I would
remember
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when I slow down
so that each
movement becomes
deliberate and
gentle
time expands
Space opens
this moment
becomes eternal
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