this is a question of aliveness and not morbidity. tell me: what deaths has this season of life been bringing to your days? are they familiar ghosts wanting rest? have you forgiven yourself for their visitations? have you found the place to bring them peace? have you extended compassion toward the sudden silence you wish was connection and kindness? have you learned now: if someone leaves let them go? do you know it isn’t personal, the space of another heart’s wounds? and all you can do, dear one, is continue taking responsibility for your frayed edges and tenderness, the edges of fear that say you want to learn from this? remember: this is an inquiry to opening. always, all ways, softening too. * this season’s got me in some contemplations. will post more carbon copy poems with reflections like this on patreon. as a patron, you can request a poem like this from my archive whenever you want. it’s like cracking open a fortune cookie. or randomly flipping open a page in a book. link in bio to get all the carbon copy poems your heart desires. #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #endingisabeginning #deathislife #loveyourselftoo #boundaries #silence #tarotcard #softening #learning #beinghuman #breakingopen https://www.instagram.com/p/CmZzSRZS3_E/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=