A soul-crushing hope that things can be better

Embody the world you dream of now

rage
grief
anxiety
fear
have a way of making us miserable

so we numb
obsess
deny
ignore
fight
check out
as a way to hurt less

but what if the rage
is how hanif abdurraqib
puts it

"you have to have
a soul-crushing hope
that things can be better
to be this afraid
to be missing out on it"

may you express
the fullness of your
god-given body
in these days

scream and shake
run and cry
put down your phone
notice that flower
hug someone you love
meet a friend for lunch
journal a few entries
light a candle
lean against a tree
stretch your body
speak truth
root into the earth
dance in the kitchen
turn off the tv
text your friends to vote
interrupt an injustice
say hi to a stranger
smile

embody the world you dream of
now

Photo by Ahmet Zandaradze on Unsplash

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