Still holding ourselves accountable
to a prepandemic standard we will,
inevitably
fall
short.
How could we possibly stay steadily balanced when the
ground is rocking and
trembling beneath us?
How does one keep their sense of direction when
the Earth has
rejected its axis?
A face slapped will
sting.
A foot,
having stepped on glass,
will bleed.
The survivor,
following the death of a beloved,
will grieve.
It’s okay to not be okay – always
but,
especially these days.
No one is at their best –
don’t be fooled by the selfies.
Give up your presentation self.
Surrender to the truth of the moment.
We are in trying times, but
let go of trying to
hold onto the old ways that
weren’t really working anyway.
Be unokay.
Reject the tyranny of the expectation of perpetual happiness.
Instead,
fully surrender to your
full humanity.
Let the rivers of grief,
fear,
and sadness
sequence through you.
None of us are alone in these waters of isolation
and
it’s okay to not be okay
© Sabrina Santa Clara, 2020