And So I Wear The Earrings

A lot of my friends are carrying very heavy burdens right now. Sudden loss, Lingering grief, Anxious stress, Messy divorce, Unprecedented loneliness, Rapid change. In more cases than not, I don’t know what to do to help. In reality, There’s not much I CAN do to help. I cannot take away burdens, Nor is it my job. And so I listen when words start to flow, And I sit silently when they do not. I send thinking of you texts ever so often, And I offer prayers of light, love, and strength. And I wear the earrings that one of my friends gave me As a sign of solidarity. It doesn’t seem like much, But it’s what I can do. And it’s what you can do, too, friends. It’s one small thing at a time that changes a world…