Rx: for the one who carries everyone else

The Cost of Constant

You have been the roof for so long

you’ve forgotten you are also the house —

the rooms, the warmth, the hearth.

Who holds the roof when the roof is tired?

The answer is not another person.

The answer is: you are allowed to set it down.

The house will not collapse.

You built it to stand.

You just forgot,

you live here too.

Dosage: Read when you feel guilty for resting. Repeat until guilt softens.
Refills: Unlimited. See you next Tuesday.

Prescribed by: Lexi Eller, LCSW-S · Ember & Lighthouse