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