This is Episode 55 of Poems for the Speed of Life. Today's poem is "Things to live for when the world seems hopeless", by Nikita Gill.

Nikita Gill is a British-Indian poet who has won a large and loyal audience in recent years through her use of social media. 

At the time of this recording (in February 2023) she has more 650,000 followers on Instagram, more than 130,000 on Twitter, and her work receives millions of views on these and other web platforms. 

As well as publishing her own work, she also uses her reach to promote the work of other poets she admires also. (You can find her @nktgill on Twitter and nikita_gill on Instagram.)

This poem is a brand new work. It was published in February 2023 on Instagram and Twitter and was introduced by the poet as follows: 

"My anxiety and depression have absolutely had me in a chokehold these last few weeks so I’m just going to leave this up for anyone else struggling. Being present is incredibly hard when depression is keeping you in the past while anxiety stresses about the future. I hope you find the small thing that anchors you to now. And if you can’t, that’s okay too. Be kind and easy on yourself."

You can read the poem on Instagram here

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