as you move toward September,
may you always remember
all the changing winds of August
you already made it through.
for somehow,
through the push and pull of everything,
they did not overtake you.
yes, you have felt it all,
and you have also made it here:
swept through headwinds that shaped and reshaped you,
you have lived through it all, another year.
you are not just going in circles.
you are moving through cycles
with every breath you take.
inhale, exhale
at this threshold.
in rhythms,
you are awake.
and even though
you have become all too aware
of all you still need to say, to reach, to do,
nothing can take away from the wisdom already gathered
from all you have already traveled through
to get here
where August ends
and September begins…
another turn
in a cycle, a chance
to begin again.
