some of us just aren’t made
for how hard the edges are here,
for how slow pain moves,
or how lost light can get,
and how heavy it all can weigh…

we’re surely not made for how flawed humans love.

but while we’re here…
we can try to love a little deeper,
and burn a little brighter, and maybe, just maybe,
we make it a little softer here for someone.

– angels and earth
– butterflies rising

» the butterflies rising poem ‘some of us just aren’t made for how hard the edges are here’ is published in her book ‘wild spirit, soft heart’ and was originally published on the butterflies rising poetry blog