Now is the time
For stillness,
To go within
To reacquaint
With the cells
That connect
To stop
The mind’s chatter
To submerge into silence.
To reflect.

Now is the time
To look around
To hear
To see
To feel
The mind-blowing beauty
A world, a state, a place
In which to heal.

Now is the time
To abandon regret
Self-doubt
And hatred
To expose them,
Dissolve them,
Destroy them
In the catalytic light.

Now is the time
To let go of fear
The dark destroyer
And while he rests
His cold blade
Upon your neck,
Now is the time
To turn your
Sweat-shimmering face
And smile.