Sun Rise 

One of the things I have learned over and over

Is that everything in my life can fall apart

even when I have done everything right.

All the forms filled out,

dues paid,

everything.

My trust is stolen.

My best friend disappears into the night.

My son leaks blood through a hole in his heart.

My apartment becomes a construction zone for the landlord.

My boss says he’s selling the business, and the new owners don’t want me. 

Pause here.

Take a breath here.

And the sun will rise on the day after. 

Always, 

the sun rises

the day after,

and I begin again.

©2023, Rachel Starmer

From the backside of "Mr. Pink's Place" by Kristian Adam.