If things are hard right now - Poem

 

If things are hard right now

 

you will get through them. The

tears will stop.

And the bad times will come

to an end. You’ll lift your head

from looking at your feet

while you walk. You’ll breathe

deeply into the base

of your lungs, and

feel the rain on your skin

and you’ll enjoy it. You’ll sit in

your bed, plumping your pillows,

and you’ll listen to the silence,

and it                               won’t

        scare

you.

 

You’ll close

your eyes

and see the darkness, and the images

that used to hide

behind your eyelids, will be

still, and they won’t

make

you

^jump.

Listen to your body, to the snaking

of your veins, the rumble

in your stomach, the aches

of your bones, and follow the whispers

of your heart. Go to the places that

feel

like

home.

Places whose scent is familiar, whose

footpaths patter

with nostalgia, and fingers lift

to pull the sides

of your mouth into a broad smile that

reaches your ears and

burns your cheeks.

Life will show you

where you’re

meant

to

be.

Ellen Victoria 

@artawaytheworld