RISE
Take this sunrise
Set it on a shelf
Inside your heart
Save it for a day
When you’re awash in gloom
When breath is labor
Trust is failure
And the rain won’t cleanse you
Then take it down
Unwrap it
Hold it close
Feel it’s warmth
Make you glow
Let it’s heat
Melt away your fears
Rise beside it
To chase the day
And follow chance
Wherever it may lead you
Christopher,
I love the idea, the words and the light this poem brings inside. That saving something up as stored warmth for when a day might come that you need is lovely.
The imagery you’ve used to create this piece flows so well, through sunrise, shelf, warmth, heat and rain.
But it is the emotional arc we feel as we read, and ending with rise beside it.
Loved it.
beautiful 💜