Do not tell me
this will make me
more grateful for what
I had.
…
Give me instead
the blessing
of sitting with me
when you cannot think
of what to say.
–Jan Richardson, from “The Blessing You Should Not Tell Me,” The Cure for Sorrow, p. 54
Do not tell me
this will make me
more grateful for what
I had.
…
Give me instead
the blessing
of sitting with me
when you cannot think
of what to say.
–Jan Richardson, from “The Blessing You Should Not Tell Me,” The Cure for Sorrow, p. 54