Rest as Resistance: My poem inspired by and with thanks to; Tricia Hersey’s Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto, a reminder that rest is power and liberation.
Rest is Resistance
We can rest
We can rest
We can rest,
We can rest.
Rest
Rest
Rest.
Yes, Rest.
Come now…rest.
Come now to rest.
Be still. Rest.
Be
Just
Be just at rest.
Rest as Resistance.
Jaw, unclenched.
Body, unrestrained.
Temple soothing. Quiet brain.
Rest
Rest.
Rest is Resistance.
Eyes closed
Body still
Breathing
Breath.
Take your breath. Feel your breath. Own your rest.
Rest
Rest is Resistance
Rest
Rest…and…
nothing.
Notice, nothing. Do nothing.
Breathe
Rest
Rest
Own Rest.
Rest
Rest
Rest.
