⋆ beginning to learn to begin ⋆

speaking aloud and half-way alone,

summoning some kind, otherworldly spirit who lives beyond,

who visits sometimes, and rests within

the quiet pauses in a song

sitting beside the piano, not playing a single key

wondering if someone out there might be listening

holding my words dear

holding out for understanding

reconciling with the ways that i am only just

beginning to learn to begin

itting i am at a crossroads

trying not to let my patience wear thin

whereas around the rest

who may think they know me through and through

i only being pieces of an imagined self

who wishes to express true

for now i sit quietly in a makeshift sanctuary

where i can speak and dance as much as i please

without much fear that my heart will break because of it

and all i’ve ever had to do was stay right here

stay right here

stand my ground

stay alive

stick around

— Elle Verena, “beginning to learn to begin”

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