Brian Davis on Nostr: I am not okay today. So, in the absences of okay, what else can I be? I can be ...

I am not okay today.
So, in the absences of okay,
what else can I be?

I can be gentle.
I can be unashamed.
I can turn my pain into stillness.
I can be awake to nature.
I can sharpen my empathy
against the stone of discomfort.

I am not okay,
but I am many worthy things.

from Leaf Litter by Jarod K. Anderson

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