It’s winter again, your happiest seasons have passed. The snow piles up on your window and everything has frozen over. You lose your mind and sit there scrolling. Reeling in who you think you should be, but you don’t know. Hell, you don’t think you ever will. Are you capable of looking outside yourself, outside of the battle in your skull?
Read MoreHow long is it since you’ve come home?
How long is it since your last meal with your family?
How long is it since you’ve felt like home
And allow yourself to be surrounded
with the people you love.
How long is it since the last time you’ve talked to your parents?
How long does it take to notice wrinkles on their eyes?
How long is it since the last time you’ve said “I love you” to them
Before bedtime like you always did when you were four?
How long is it since you’ve hugged someone
As tight as the wave
And as gentle as the forest?
To love and be loved,
To give and be given,
To go and return from the chaos
To be the person you truly are.