some days you flunk any test,
some days you just can’t get dressed –

if the requirement to be in the world
feels like too much for you, just do

what you do – and in the best way
you can. Authenticity is a privilege.

Tests are barbaric. Breathe________
Breathing is what you must focus on.

Just breathe. Just be. Just turn up for
what you can and only when able.

The Real World is a construct.
And authenticity must wait.

Patience is a virtue. Gift it to anyone
in or near your life. And breathe.