digest

grieve it

process it

feel it

the pillow, punch it

the shower, cry in it

the platitudes, piss on them

careful

don’t ruminate

– digest.

move through it

let it move through you

listen to it

it reminds you

you had the courage to hope

despite the convincing darkness

never shame

your capacity for hope

that’s like resenting

your breath

– your very life depends on it

digest it

because indigestion

can only

lead to something

much worse:

cynicism

remember

just because digestion

is essential to sustaining life

doesn’t mean

shit isn’t involved.