Slowly, Slowly,

The sun came up today
Slowly, slowly,
A gentle reminder to
Give yourself permission
To take your time as well

Though it’s a triumph
That this ol’ world keeps spinning
Let’s not forget it’s a constant struggle
Between gravity
And the vastness of nothing

That’s not to say it’s bleak
But just that your struggle
Is universal

Even the sun has days
When it has to burn extra hard
Beam extra long
To break through the clouds

Some days it still can’t be seen
The way you have trouble
Seeing your hazy reflection
In the mirror after a long,
Much needed shower

Rivulets of condensation
Mimicking emotions breaking out
And running down your cheek

Emotions that don’t always
Have a name
Or point of origin
But have developed over time

The way we were taught the water cycle
In second or third grade
Would form the clouds

But, yes, the sun came up today
Slowly, slowly,
And, yes, that’s reason for hope

But also a reminder
That hope takes time
Takes work
And has to overcome
So many things

And hope like the sun
When faced with the darkness
Is sometimes the only thing
We have left to long for