‘How to love the present,’ Thomas Cote + Lara Atallah

‘How to love the present,’ Thomas Cote + Lara Atallah

How to love the present It can be hard to know what day it is Time is squishy like jello It can feel endless like anticipatory grief It stretches before speeding up So I meditate outdoors where nature, a lifeline awaits everyday Patience is an unfinished song whose chorus is an ellipse It asks us to trust as time tangles and untangles its web. A wave that carries us through obscurity, looking askance at all that we may lament My daughters and I go to the park every day I breathe it out as (Inhale exhale) By Thomas Cote + Lara Atallah

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