the agony
and ecstasy
of life departing.
pain and peace
in tension.
in tandem.
push the pedals
together;
alone.
but push.
you feel alone now
but now is not forever
forever
is
not
now
Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror.
Just keep going. No feeling is final.
there is no final.
unless there is.
and then…
what?
italicization courtesy of Rainier Maria Rilke.
defying atrophy 