Bukowski said,
‘What matters most
is how well
you walk through the fire.’
I feel like
I’ve been walking through the fire
for the last
22 years.
Don’t get me wrong,
I am privileged.
I know others
have it worse than me.
But when your mind
is the fire
it becomes harder
to keep walking.
And yet
somehow
I do.
Day by day,
hour by hour,
self-imposed crisis
by self-imposed crisis,
I walk.
If I don’t stop
moving,
I’ll be okay.
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Gretchen Corsillo
Gretchen Corsillo is a librarian and writer from the greater NYC area. She holds a B.A. in Literature with a concentration in Creative Writing from Ramapo College and a Masters in Library & Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh. Gretchen is the author of a bimonthly column for Public Libraries Magazine, and her work has also appeared in Salon and the American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Blog. She is currently working on a novel. Learn more about her at gretchenkaser.com.
