cold stings my feet with each step
as i walk to the window.
a quick whir of the shade as it rises
and a click as it snaps into place
nudges me further from sleep.
dawn is just beginning
to spread its tiny threads of light
up past the ground...
the tree trunks are illuminated near the earth,
as though the sun rises directly from their roots.
muted shadows reveal themselves in the yard
and slowly creep through the window,
inching across the carpet
and clinging to the walls.
watching day spread,
the solitary darkness slips further into the shadows.
warmth creeps into my toes
and sneaks up through my body
and seeps into my limbs.
i breath deeply,
trying to inhale the light
and hold it within my chest.
and i,
like the trees and the window,
glow brightly.
