"Do you have 8 minutes?"
This should be a national code word. If someone asks you this, stop what you're doing and check in.
Eight minutes to listen, to be present, to remind someone they’re not alone.
“Do you have 8 minutes?” Say yes.

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#EightMinutes #callmegrumpy

I wrote this piece after thinking about how we’re all caught in doom scrolling, comparing, chasing...
This poem is my way of processing that feeling.
I hope it resonates.
Let me know what you think in the comments. How do you escape the noise?
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