it is no small thing

to wake with sunshine

in your heart

 

to feel fresh morning rays

and anticipate the day to come

 

to experience peace in the early,

misty light-

 

this is my ardent wish

for you.

 

that the nightmares are gone and

do not bleed into the day. that the

things that are past are

historical alone

 

and do not pertain to your present.

 

you have worked so very hard and

come incredibly far, and while this

thought might

sound insignificant

to some,

 

to you it would indicate healing

deep and wide and strong

and free.

 

so, may this morning arrive soon,

and may you face that day,

and the next,

and the next

from a place of rest.

 

i believe in possibility

and i trust this day

will come

 

even if you cannot

                  —yet.

 

Heather Pound 2023

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