Now Wave Hello to Yourself

Here’s a fun thing. However
Privileged or difficult

Or both your own life has been,
Shuffle through your memories

And pick a low point. From there
To this moment, now, measure

Your own survival, your rise
From that low to wherever

You are now. Not your teacup?
Try this then—pick a high point

When your life was going well
And full of promise for more.

Now measure how far you fell.
You’re waves. All crests, troughs, and swells.