There are days where I sit on my porch And watch the sun hang in a low, Lazy bauble with Spun sugar lacing the sky
There's a day I've set up a lamp I've bought for myself And then wash the dishes Where pomegranate scented bubbles Soak my rolled up sleeves
Days I force myself to do laundry Because I hate the monotony of it The necessity of it Even though it's a breath of fresh air When done
Days of filling the silence with Gentle croons of blues and jazz And the feeling of wet, cold paint Between my hands and a canvas Or the stickiness of cookie dough Between my fingers And the wash of heat against my face When the oven door opens
In these small ways, somehow, I am healing, Though I do not know what from
Just that these scars are paling If only a little And the pain in my chest settles Into something like an echo Or a memory Something tolerable