ode to trying
You don’t have to be perfect
You don’t have to try be anything
We’ve always adored you as you are
But the things you try are wonderful
There’s so much beauty in trying
And there’s so much love in failure
In the willingness for new things
In declaring hope through action
So try and try again
Keep on trying
Trust-fall when you can
Onwards and forwards
Through mossy undergrowth
Into loving arms unknown
This poem went on to be printed in my Home Remedies zine in 2025.