Nourishment

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Nourishment
for Tara

As soon as I heard the wise librarian say

that she asks the young people in her life,

How have you nourished yourself today?

I knew I’d be asking the same question

from now on, as often as I could remember.

I knew the care behind those words

was enough to slow the blood, and pause

the restless feet. I k…