No Wild Boars

It’s actually kind of cute, don’t you think?

Go easy on yourself.

You do not have to be perfect,
or get everything right.

Today began and ended
with spills and breaks,

paper towels and hands
and knees and tears.

Your body launches
its fight, flight, freeze response

instantaneously, as if wild
boars are running towards you.

But there are no boars,
just this script your body

never got bored of,
and the chance to hum

that beautiful melody,
the one that carries your new

story into the world,
the one that sings of safety.

Go easy on yourself.