Take a breath.
It's almost over now.
Everything ends.
Here, under these clouds
and hundreds of miles
between then and now,
the border is in sight.
The very sudden edge
we've always been
walking towards.
Don't wait until the sun
goes down to tell them.
Don't scream inside yourself
when shoulders are offered
to share the burden.
Don't drift out to that island
and know, in your bones,
that you'll be okay.
That you're better off alone.
Because you are.
You will be.
But you still won't wake
to the sound of laughter.
You'll still feel cold
and dry and far away
from the fire.
Misery fades.
Happiness goes away.
Everything ends.
Take a breath.
Tell them.
It's almost over now.
Mar 20
Mar 20, 2026 at 5:09 PM UTC
Take a breath.
It's almost over now.
Everything ends.
Here, under these clouds
and hundreds of miles
between then and now,
the border is in sight.
The very sudden edge
we've always been
walking towards.
Don't wait until the sun
goes down to tell them.
Don't scream inside yourself
when shoulders are offered
to share the burden.
Don't drift out to that island
and know, in your bones,
that you'll be okay.
That you're better off alone.
Because you are.
You will be.
But you still won't wake
to the sound of laughter.
You'll still feel cold
and dry and far away
from the fire.
Misery fades.
Happiness goes away.
Everything ends.
Take a breath.
Tell them.
It's almost over now.