There are times in life where you will feel hopeless
You will fall
Tumble
Like a smooth stone in a rapid, angry river
You will try to grip onto things around you
And sometimes you will grab on to something nice. Something
warm. Someone warm.
But mostly you will fall.
And I want you to know;
this is okay.
You will land on a soft bed of moss
Only to be knocked down deep, once again
And you will tumble
And this is okay.
Breathe, my little
pebble.
Make sure to always breathe
And when you get a chance,
Look around. There are things to be seen
Beautiful things
Even when you feel as if you’ve lost control.
Look at the way the sun sparkles on top of the water
You are part of that, my little pebble.
Look at the way the sun breaks through the trees and lights
your path.
You are part of that.
When the night comes
And you find yourself alone and rolling once again
When you try very hard to be okay, but you just can’t
Look up to the sky and say hello
Take the deep blue and the moon and the stars; roll them up
Wrap the cold night air around your shoulders
And breathe.
Breathe, my little pebble
Just breathe.
Because you are not alone,
The moon will keep you safe
so long as you store it close to your heart.
Wrap yourself up in the night sky
And enjoy the journey
until you reach your next bed of moss.
And I will meet you there,
my little pebble.
Photo and poem by me, Ashley Davis.
