I finally worked up the courage to ask my favorite poet to write something just for this space—something that would live here forever. And WOW, did she deliver. When she sent it and asked if I wanted anything changed, the answer was easy: not one word.

Tiffanie DeBartolo is an artist, a visionary, a full-on badass female boss bitch (yes, that’s literally what her card says ), and a dear friend I love deeply. To read the whole poem, you’ll have to come into the space—but here’s a taste of her beautiful words:

“Flostate 

say yes.

to the deepest breath.

to the spirit inside the body

that will always carry you home.

move as if love

is the only language you speak.

as if every heartbeat

is a prayer.

your prayer. “

-Tiffanie DeBartolo