What I cannot change
that gnaws at me
will gnaw at me forever –
until –
I wrap my arms around it,
welcoming it into this moment
as generously as I would
a fluffy, mewing kitten –
that is,
accepting it as it is –
exactly as it is meant to be
at this moment –
fluffy and mewing,
or gnawing and gnawing and gnawing –
exactly
as it is
meant to be
at
this
moment.