when somebody falls apart

This is your job….

when somebody falls apart

don’t try to put them back
together in your image

in fact, don’t try and
to reassemble them at all

that’s not your job 

instead - lay on the ground with them 
and scoop as many of their broken 
pieces into your hands as you can 

and every now and then whisper to
those pieces  

“This is not forever.” 

                th…