Hold On

Find yourself
and hold on

Pull up the flooring,
tear out the linings,
shred the fantasy
of who you’ve become.

You are more
and more
and more.

A droplet is the ocean
a breath is the air.
a calm thought is peace.

Perhaps they don’t know this
but you can.

Remove yourself
from an endgame
that furrows you
into a soil
of misplaced loyalty:

Status / self-interest,
nationality / race,
reputation / what others think
or care
or want you to care.

Stand calm
stand clear
stand alone
with the rest of us.