Maybe I want to tell you
what a good job you did
And
Maybe you could practice
instead of telling me everything
you would have done better, or differently
just standing there and receiving
Your work is beautiful
No, listen-
Your work
Your effort
Your presence in this world
is beautiful
You deserve to hear those words
and to let them settle gently around you
building up like drifts of snow, over time
once you stop brushing them away
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