Beauty at a juncture
Seeps and saturates
Refusing to compartmentalize
Soaking life into dry sinews
My landscape is full of shadows
That cannot reach my aching hand
Futilely attempting to sway their course
I see the world in shades
Of sunrise and sunset
La vie en rose
Each hue carries a hello or goodbye
The two meanings disparate
Yet the colors indistinguishable
Goodbyes feel beautiful today
As I heal from eras where shadows
Itched and scratched
Raged and beated
With tangible ferocity
Hellos feel beautiful today
As I stare at the future
I have painstakingly gift-wrapped
Lately I have been lifting a corner
Of that tightly-bound gift
To glimpse inside
And it is as beautiful as I had hoped
Then I tuck the corner back down
And come home
Steeped in sunrise
Rejoicing in sunset
Anticipating my next glimpse at the gift
The shadows watch me
And I glance at them from time to time
We are weary and wary and worried
But it’s hard to always remember
The agony of the shadows
At sunrise and sunset
