Joy Sense

Tolbert
Aug 25, 2021
Multi-colored clouds of powder float in the air above heads of several people being coated in the colors. Many of the people have their arms raised in the air.
Photo by Marcin Dampc from Pexels

How to absorb and feel joy

when your day, yourself,

your environment, and interactions

are whirling?

Is joy something that moves?

Can we pattern it?

Find a joy trend?

I ask these things to figure out

how to find joy in chaos,

in challenges that come rapid fire,

in the messy moments.

If joy can whirl and move,

has a pattern and trend,

embed itself in chaos

and rapid fire challenges,

and dwell within the messiness,

then let’s hold hands

with joy and begin where we are.

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Tolbert

Librarian and Information Specialist by day. Queer writer of poetry, sensuality, personal experience, and health by night. Instagram @tolbert_on_medium #BLM✊🏿