and we can still dance 

and bake brownies

and we can still wave as we pass 

and text about it later

we can still stay up late and chase dreams

we can still put off doing laundry and leave the dirty dishes in the sink

and we can still rewatch The Office

and cringe during Scott’s Tots 

and we can still pour coffee in the morning 

and again in the afternoon 

and we can still take hot showers

and plant gardens with bright colorful flowers 

and we can still look for the good

and keep going even when we feel misunderstood

and we can still live without our phones and find joy in being alone

and we can still read books on the couch at home

and maybe even write our own

and we can still order take out and write letters 

and we can still chase the sunset and scream in the rain to ease the pain

and we can still believe and breathe and isn’t that a beautiful thing?

and we can still open our hands to pray and empty our lungs as we sing 

and we can still move forward

we can still build a better tomorrow today

because we still have today

we still have today

we only have today

With hope,

Tanner Olson
Written to Speak

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