inspired by having a cold,
on this cold day,
written from my couch,
where I will be for a while…
with no shame. Why is rest so hard to take, When we know it’s what we need? We tell others “take it easy!” Yet we forge ahead with speed. Come rain or shine we tell ourselves, To stay up and keep going! Yet others get to stop and play, While slowing down their doing. What a world would create, If we treated self like others,