A reading from the Book of Julia
Who writes, this is the way, walk in it.
(in fact, she writes that one should take lots of walks)

But also
Morning pages
three, every day, by hand

Flossing ideas
feelings, creative monsters
pulling them from the wrinkled brain lobes
the pen acting as the waxed string in this case

I dabbled, as one does
but mourning made morning pages
a lifeline
for my soul.
This is the way
walk in it.