Tagged: lit up

bathing in the light

bathing in the light
of a new day, behind me,
in front of me, bright
.
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thirty-odd minutes

thirty-odd minutes
after midnight, the neighbors
launched half-a-dozen

fireworks, determined to
light the way for santa’s sleigh
.
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at the golden hour,

at the golden hour,
you prance across the cornfields
and look back at us,

admiring the way the light
hits our faces while watching you
.
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there is always a

there is always a
beacon just within our reach,
lit up and waiting
.
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perhaps we can stop

perhaps we can stop
making our decisions as
if there were only
one possible
outcome –
look,
here are forty-
seven other
possibilities,
ready to be
lit up
.
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we are held hostage

we are held hostage
to moments that light up
our brains,
whispering
follow this path
.
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so here is the pain

so here is the pain
they warned you about,
tucked between this
minute and the
next, i am awake,
and the light is
out for the
emergency exit
.
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