each cursive word inked is its own prayer daring you to pause for a moment to cherish the slowness of this handwritten gift. i feel

dear future healer, you were created from this earth. carbon and hydrogen formed soil and water  for plants  that fed animals  that became the building

dear future healer, my hopes and dreams are  for you to follow yours, neither diluted  nor deferred. dear future healer, when was the last time