show up
not because you
should
not because you
must but
because of the magnitude
of love
because of the magnetic
force of compassion
show up
because you can
because life
has come knocking
and you are there
to answer
now
not when or then
but in the immediate
potency
of the call
show up
not because it is time
or timely
not because it is easy
or tough
smooth or rough
not because it is
reasonable or not
but because this is
what matters
now
no matter what
next
show up
because it feels right
and real
because it makes
your heart sing
or sob
because it might ache
or break
if you did not
because joy lives
in the present
in your presence
just show up
from the heart, mind, and pen of Minx
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