“What I am left with
Is myself
And a big, open sky.
It’s colder here.
It’s quieter.
I can hear my thoughts.
And in this big, wide openness
I am able to say out loud,
‘Maybe I wasn’t right.
Maybe I need to learn.
Maybe it’s time for change.
Maybe that’s okay.’”
— Excerpt from “Keep Digging” by Rev. Sarah Are
From the Again & Again poetry collection by @sanctifiedart
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