it’s okay to be vulnerable
in the desert,
to be thirsty for life…
to feel
stripped back,
exposed,
naked even when clothed
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it’s okay not to have the words,
it’s okay just to be and breathe,
it’s okay to be empty,
it’s okay to rest….
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it’s okay to say the desert was not your choice
of abode,
and is a strange hiding place,
shelter is scarce
in the desert…
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it’s okay to say you’re not okay
in the desert,
to stamp, to scream, to weep
to mourn, to sigh….
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maybe the very fact that
you are surviving here in the desert
is an indication of strength,
but don’t try to be strong,
just be…
Eternal footsteps 