The Invitation

Providence knocks.

You open the door to see
a needy beast on your doorstep
with your name and a handwritten note scrawled
Begin.

You didn’t order loss or ruin,
the shattering of a tidy life.
But here it is,
with its own heft and reason.

The invitation is this —
Whatever the burden, wherever it came from,
carry it in your capable arms,
wrap it with your wild curiosity. 

Live as if you chose it.

—Rebecca Tolin

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“The Invitation” is published in the anthology Song of Ourself: Voices in Unison, available in print or digital form. To learn more, visit https://www.songofourself.com.