It took me most of my life to believe this, that there is an entire sky sprawled above me whose vastness is unconditional no matter how large or small I allow myself to be Lying on the grass with my back against the blades shoulders raw and red I remember the prickly heat
Mary Oliver says I do not have to be good
Mary Oliver says I do not have to be good
Mary Oliver says I do not have to be good
It took me most of my life to believe this, that there is an entire sky sprawled above me whose vastness is unconditional no matter how large or small I allow myself to be Lying on the grass with my back against the blades shoulders raw and red I remember the prickly heat