Keep Walking

... to get back to you.

photo Thomas Lloyd Qualls

When you don’t feel like you
can take another step.
That’s when you must keep walking.

When you have sown and watered and tended 
and the harvest still won’t come.
That’s when you must trust the moon 
and the sun and rain to do their part.

When no one else 
in your life shows up.
That’s when you must be there for yourself.

When the light seems far away, 
too far for you to reach.
That’s when you must light 
the candle right in front of you.

When the world has broken your heart 
and you are sure it can never be mended.
That’s when you must use your own needle and thread.
 
You must make the first stitch. 
And the next.
And the next.
And the one after that.

photo by Thomas Lloyd Qualls

When you can’t bear to look in the mirror
That’s when you must turn and fix
your unflinching gaze on yourself.

If there are dream monsters
you want to dissolve. 
You must look them in the eye
to find out what scares you.

When the path is dark and you 
are certain you won’t find your way home
That’s when you must remember the matches in your pocket.

You must do everything 
you think you cannot possibly do.
That is the only way for you  
to summon angels to your cause.

Believe in the next step. 
Then the Universe will reveal 
that it was you all along.

photo Thomas Lloyd Qualls

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In other news, the remastered novel Waking Up at Rembrandt’s is live.

You can pick up a copy wherever books are sold.

(Though buying it direct from the publisher or from Bookshop.org

will probably earn you the most karma points.)

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