Untitled (poem)

Fold now

And years of work

Are out the window

You did the math

Ran the alternatives

Followed your heart

And calculated risks

You went all in

Time and time again

For the life that you want

And the life that you need

A few more weeks

Of stretching yourself thin

Sacrifices now

For a greater later

Asked for help

And even favours

Regrouped

And rested

Just enough

Probably not

But it’s all you got right now

When everything

Tells you to quit

Except that fire in your heart

That screams

Stick to it

Keep at it

This it it kid,

Time to make it count

(Again)

One more word

One more poem

One more love letter

To the world

Pace yourself

Don’t fall down

Tough it out

There are greater

Things

On the other side of this.