Free to be,

cup of tea,

quiet,

candle lit,

purring cat, an empty day before me,

as I turn my mind from chores I could do,

people I could see,

for today I have been set free to be,

by people who care for me,

a gift.

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so, inevitably I guess,

the guilt creeps up behind me,

tapping me on the shoulder,

but I will not entertain it.

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another cup of tea….

(why not….?)

and a walk,

or a swim,

a book to read…

or none of these…

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so I seek the quiet within,

and let myself sink

into it,

slowly,

care-less-ly

today, I am free to be….