Perhaps

a poem and a hope

Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)
The Brain is a Noodle

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In this deep slumber
the stars circled the sky
over days, months, years, millennia.

Perhaps
when she awakes
the fire, the nightmares,
they will be gone.

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Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)
The Brain is a Noodle

Filling in the cracks on conflicting self improvement advice and translating how these can work for a more diverse audience ✨ Icon by: @jkbarts #WEOC writer.