Show Up

Show Up

By Minx Boren

Show up

Not because you should

Not because you must

But because of the magnitude of love

Because of the magnetic force of compassion

Show up

Because you can

Because life has come knocking

And you are there to answer now

Not when or then

But in the immediate potency of the call

Show up not because it is time or timely

Not because it is easy

Or tough

Smooth or rough

Not because it is

Reasonable or not

But because this is what matters

Now

No matter

What next

Show up

Because it feels right and real

Because it makes your heart sing

Or sob

Because it might ache

Or break

If you did not

Because joy lives in the present

In your presence

Just show up