By Max O.
Step into the sunlight.
Let it touch your face,
your thoughts,
the tired places
you do not speak of.
Stand there long enough
to remember
that renewal does not always roar.
Sometimes it is quiet
a warmth on the skin,
a soft return,
a small yes
from the heart.
Begin again there.
Not all at once.
Just gently.
Just truly.
One step at a time.