HOW TO HEAL FROM THE PAIN

Poem

Someone may tell you your hurt is a small thing,

and, yes, we are all small,

just a flutter of a butterfly's wings

in the grand scheme of the universe,

but we are also the heartbeat of this planet,

the sound of the birds at dawn,

the colours of the sky

that is never the same shade twice.

Listen: if you put your ear to a tree's trunk

maybe you can hear it grow.

And all of this is to say,

it is worth something to be here,

to be alive and have all these small gifts,

moments that you catch in your palms

where you look in wonder and are astonished

by the abundance you see.

@Nikita Gill from These are the Words. Fearless Verse to Find Your Voice, MacMillan 2022