Even if no one ever touched you
with the
tenderness you needed,
believe that
the world’s been
holding you
in its arms since
the day you
were born. You are
not an
accident, or afterthought.
Let rain on
the roof remind you.
Let sun on
the skin, and the neon-
orange of
the Mexican sunflower
at which a
hummingbird pauses
to drink.
There are so many ways
to hold and
be held, and you
could spend
your whole life
tallying
them up, without ever
reaching the
end of the list.
James Crews,
Unlocking the Heart (Mandala Publishing, 2024)
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