Space to breathe
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Space. . . . to breathe
to rewrite – tattered pages, smudged from the tears that flooded my cheeks
to reach – deep within the soul that has been locked up and chained with silence
to remember – the confusion that engorged my brain with dense unsettling fog
to rest – allowing the entire earth to reset, a hibernation for humankind
to restore – hope for humanity as they re-emerge for a new kind of normal
to reconnect – taking in the scent, the sound, and the sight of everything we love
to reimagine – myself, whole and unblemished and ready for a world of tomorrows