How the light gets in

for LC

I was going to list your loss
as the topper
to a very bad week–
first America
and now you

but your words
listened to with eyes closed
say you would have waited for this

eager, open to the possibility
of more direct wrestling
with angels.

Maybe this crack
in my skin
in my heart
in my hope

is not me mourning

but simply opening
to incandescence

I would rather live lit
than broken.

About Susan L Daniels

I am a firm believer that politics are personal, that faith is expressed through action, and that life is something that must be loved and lived authentically--or why bother with any of it?
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6 Responses to How the light gets in

  1. nelle says:

    Oh my. You bring this to a rousing conclusive statement. <3!!!

  2. Reblogged this on visionvoiceandviews and commented:
    Great poem. Helps me manage my feeling of loss.

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