permissive hypotension
now
it is time
to rest
and receive.
it is time
to be idle
and blessed.
point of care: mirror
this is my litmus test
for burnout:
can i welcome me, with safety, belonging, and love?
eyes locked on eyes in the mirror
hands over
how are you, healer?
dear future healer,
healing starts with feeling.
feelings start with peeling
the layers of not-you
papier mache
collected on all of the days
you strived
padha
today in chair pose
i behold the miracle of my toes.
ten digits perfectly
perfused
articulate
sensory
stable.
yesterday, i did behold the miracle of
intestines of the earth
dear future healer,
did you know
in northeast ohio,
along the roads between roller coasters and a biodynamic farm
there lies
a landfill?
and did