Nayyirah Waheed says to be gentle with yourself for you’re a home to a life.
So be gentle with yourself.
For you’re a home to a life.
For you’re a plant in the sunlight.
Blooming ,flowering and thriving.
Only under the right conditions.
Be gentle with yourself.
Because if you don’t
You’ll wither, dry up
-and no longer be a home to a life.
And… Ponder this
What good, my friend….
Is a dried up
Withered plant?
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