The expectations are the same
Take care of those who need us the most, comfort those in pain
Who have lost their lives or their brothers and sisters lives
Just be there
Offer hope through prayer, meditation
Teach breathing techniques and express your fears, sorrow and pain through music
Believe in humanity and social distancing
And together we can breath, a different kind of breath
One that holds are children closer, allowing us to cry at our own fears
And rejoice in the re-birth of a world we are just beginning to re-explore
Take solace in the stillness of a moment, before it passes us by
Engage in the harmonious laughter of others in a joke too good to pass up
I hear you. I hear all of you.
Your inner dialogue
Your anxiety and grief
You are not Alone. We are with you.
I told our client so quietly as she buried her sister and brother-in-law in the same week
I hear you as I whispered to another client, as he lost his childhood friend
You are not alone
In some ways, I appreciate the solitude the crippling pandemic has brought
Knowing full well, I am the lucky one
I live with my family and 3 cats
I have access to the internet and have been able to maintain both of my jobs, for now
My day is full of client and staff meetings and food delivery
My evenings offer a quiet ear for the weary hearted, as a therapist
College students unable to graduate, clients with increased PTSD, unresolved trauma
Business owners unable to pay their staff
How passive aggressive Spring can be on humanity
Giving us a sense of hope
As the world awakens, so do we
Allowing ourselves to love deeper and fight harder
Do not fight for the world that was
Fight for the hope of the world to come
We whisper with apprehension
I hear you. I hear all of you.
Hold those you love a little closer
Embrace the moment
Allow yourself to cry
For you are not alone
This too shall pass…
