Rest is the only answer

Can I move into chaos like a lover.

OR Can I reckon with how many times others have used my labor for their benefit, with or without my consent. OR Can I love myself through this. OR Can I stand in my dignity and inherent worth in the midst of a toxic culture that only wants what I do and not me. OR Can I continue to want me and want what I do.
OR

Rest is the only answer I’ve found
for all the years that
time takes
erasures in memory until