We Remain

We Remain Stand where you are. The Earth has already agreed to hold you. Do not speak first. The wind carries older words. What feels heavy was never meant to be dropped. Endurance is staying open When closing would be easier. Compassion is the shape of protection. Those before us did not vanish. They lean into our breath. They steady What trembles? When fear circles, remain. This is the teaching: Be gentle enough to guard life, strong enough to stay.