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oh, you silly, soft soul.
why are you so afraid?
everything dies a little, sometimes
more than once.
everything finds the courage to live again.
listen, somewhere all is well.
just wait for it.
soon it will also arrive at your front door.
soon you will also climb out of
your mourning skin.
silly, soft soul, you have seen this all before.
all these little deaths are only messengers.
life never leaves.
somewhere nearby all is well.
are you waiting?
are your hands cupped and ready?
put away all the things you do not understand.
the only words you need now, are, ‘thank you’.

© Liezel Graham 2025

for you, if you are facing fierce things that don’t make sense. silly, soft soul, you have seen these little deaths before. all is well. you will find the courage to live again. put away all the things that you don’t understand.

are your hands cupped and ready?

liezel