“Things that Matter”
Waking up each day. The sun shines on me too.
I am okay.
Remembering care… no matter how far away. Or only in memory.
Remembering the places I’ve been, the things I’ve seen.
I was so much smaller, unlearned, and so afraid.
And I survived.
What empowered me then, empowers me now, with the gift of years.
The pain follows too, but remember…