Your emotions are not too much

not all emotions need to be solved or silenced,

sometimes they just need space.

to soften into an ache,

to name what's there,

without needing to fix, change, or make sense of it all.

we can invite our emotions in,

and offer them space, to feel without flooding.

we can meet emotions gently,

to be with, rather than lost in,

to sit beside, rather than within,

and know we don't need to carry them all the time,

or forever,

or all at once.

we don't need to rush, or have it all figured out.

for there is sacredness in stillness,

moving slow is still moving,

and maybe moving through is all we need.

to know, your emotions are not too much,

and not needing to be solved,

they're simply asking to stay close;

to be seen and held and sat with,

gently, tenderly,

and in your own time.