For the Light

Thank you morning
For the light
That followed me
From my bedroom
To my living room
To the kitchen
For the silence
That walked with me
And sat with me
As I made my first
Steps
My first gestures
My first
Reach
For the day
Thank you morning
For being gentle
And giving me
Time
And quiet
To learn how to walk
Again
To have a glass of water
To go slow
Waking up
Again
My eyes still sedated
my skin
soft
from the bed
my pace
unhurried
and delicate