PUSH on

There is a broken chime to teach us all

We push on with the strength of women

Clearing days from underneath the brush

The stars pour light on each of us

Was it wrong to ache to see your face

To turn the dark and long around

To strike at the hollow with a vengeance

I kept chanting that I would not be broken

I said I wouldn’t give in without a fight

And the colors that you painted me

Closed around me to surprise the night

There is a wilting sprout to teach us all

We tear through veils and conquer fear

Gathering waves from a patchwork sea

And you will come to swim with me

It’s not wrong to cry to hear your voice

To turn the silent judgment into song

To burn a fire set to bring down a mountain

I insisted that we would push on

I gave my heart and soul to a prayer

And all this time and space spent circling

My eyes finally open and you are still there