Confession time: writing #poetry has started to feel a bit silly after being out of practice, and out of community, for so many years. I'm self conscious about it, catching myself midway through a line and thinking, "really? This is ridiculous."

Trying to give myself grace, to remember that chronic illness and the pandemic and the collapse of my online writing spaces were not my fault. That if I keep pushing and keep reading, something will come back to me.

It's hard. I hope it's worth it.