A Little Time Out Of My Day (Poetry Sidebar: Vol Five)
Tell me your passions
All the versions of you that you can imagine
Your dreams deferred
Your hopes
Your crafts
Your hobbies
Your daily distractions
That help you regulate
The weight you carry
And know I won’t be burdened
You are a person
Worthy
Of someone stopping to take the time
My admiration
Doesn’t change when you tell me what’s on your mind
See they want you picturesque
Clean
I’d rather you felt seen
In whatever way you decide
I’d rather ease your mind
So you have a place where you feel like you don’t have to keep pretending all the time
It’s okay
I’m not here to fix it
Just appreciate your existence
And stand by your side
On days it’s hard to
Clearing a path in all these eggshells you walk through
What’ve you been carrying lately? How can I help with that?
What parts is it overwhelming at?
Take your time
Reset
We don’t have to get into that
I’m here
Present in your presence
To hold those parts you hide
Lend you an ear
Things I’d say to you
But I wish I’d also say to the mirror
-A. Souza