If you need one
Now the good night
settles in softly
puts her arms around you
and says,
Love,
you do not have to smile
or cheer up
Put on a brave face
or soldier on
Fake it till you make it
or hold it together
anymore.
I’m here
and it is time
to rest.
from Blessings for the Long Night: Poems and Meditations to Help You through Depression
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