poem // originally posted on Instagram May 26, 2022
wrestle,
beloved soul,
with that
earth-breaking ache
that electric rage
that suffocation
of the light
wrestle,
and lose track
of time while you
unravel
what you
cannot speak
but only feel
in every groaning
fiber
every whisper
of breath brushing
through body
wound tight
every heartbeat
drumming out
no
no
no
no
…no…
wrestle
and wait
wrestle
and weep
wrestle
wrestle
wrestle
and watch
watch what shatters
us to our core
somehow
crack open
the way
home
no, we’re not
going back
to “normal”