but i hope you access it, too

when bridges fail and roads are closed,

when footing’s unsure and circumstances

escalate

 

that somehow

you find calm

in the center

of the storm.

 

this, my friend, is concrete proof

you’ve learned a thing or two

about accepting the uncertain

in the things you can’t predict,

let alone control.

 

because peace when it’s peaceful

—is easy

 

but finding the calm

in the middle of the mess

 

is the hard-fought, down in the bones

deep in the soul, radical form of trust

that remarkably

endures.

heather pound 2026