And somehow, morning sunlight persists

there may be unknowns up ahead of you,

and perhaps, this is also true:

there will also be sunrises that continue to

expand all around you.

and what makes sunrises distinct

from the full-light of day

is that they carry traces of night with them

and illuminating the path before you, anyway.

yes, there are shadows out here.

and you do not have to pretend they don’t exist

before you start how flickers of morning-sunlight-possibility

somehow, still persist.

-Morgan Harper Nichols


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