Scott Simpson · Poetry
Self-Care
Use For Kindling · source pages 44, 45
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Source page 44
Self-Care
It’s not always
a candle-lit bath or yoga at sunrise.
Sometimes, it’s turning off
the radio.
It’s choosing not
to reply.
It’s sweeping the kitchen in pajamas
with no one watching.
Sometimes, it’s sitting with the one
part of you that aches most—
not to fix it, but to say:
I see you.
Source page 45
You matter.
You can rest here.
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