Poem of the Moment
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Nobody’s Job
When you were dying, I held up the phone and a voice said, We love you. We’re proud of you. Go free. And you scattered. Moments before, you held up your hand and I read our future in your palm. Our paths wandered up your fingers and scattered. The stars shushed each other. The moon turned on her usher’s light, and the road went on. * When I was grieving, I saw that it was no one’s job to take care of me however sad I got. Surprised. I’d thought we all had someone or that everyone’s job was to look after everyone. But it’s not true. And I gathered myself and sent myself everywhere and went free.
~ Ronna Bloom