lost // poetry

you say that you are lost

as if that is a bad thing,

but darling, don't you know?

you are simply traveling --

the world is big and scary,

or so they've always said

but these demons that you're fighting

are all inside your head. 

fear is a part of the wonder

that we feel when we let go,

and the answers to those questions

are all things you'll someday know. 

do not fear the open road

or the first glimpse of an ending -

for the outcome of any journey

is written at the beginning. 

m.a.l. //

(just a few lines of poetry scribbled down last night; i miss this. always. these past few weeks have been exhausting - new job (!!!), new faces, new experiences, planning for (yet another) Ohio trip, more than a little bit of stress, etc - and writing was pushed aside for a time. but i always come back to it. i have to. as always, i hope to be around here more, but we'll see. life usually has other plans. here's to grace and growth and room to breathe. it is coming. 🌻✨ how is September treating you, friends? xx)