Still Valid

I check how it feels
to be here like this,
not looking for improvement,
just making sure it holds.

Nothing is elevated,
nothing is urgent,
and nothing needs to be
reframed to continue.

I notice what still works
without drawing attention to it,
and I don’t mistake stability
for momentum.

There’s no signal to follow,
no change to respond to,
just the confirmation
that it hasn’t failed.

Still valid.
Still in place.

I don’t test the limits
to see if they’ve softened,
and I don’t press against them
out of habit.

If this is as far as it goes,
I stay here
without needing it
to become something else.

Nothing is restored,
nothing is missing,
and nothing needs to be proven
to remain usable.

What’s left continues
without explanation,
and that’s enough
to move forward.

Still valid.
Still in place.

I don’t adjust it.