Maybe I'll wrap my heart in a warm sweater.
It will be cozy and safe
And I'll sink back into the comfortable masses
Who are content with gossip and complaining about how tired they are.
Everyone's tired.
How easy it would be
To go back to sleep for a little while.
Just a few more minutes before school starts?
Before college class starts?
Before work starts?
Before senior citizen home activities start?

Just a few more minutes?

No. I will wake up. I am
Awake.
I will open my eyes
And try to see the world.
There's a world there. There
Is.
I'm here. I am.
Here.

I can't wrap my heart in a warm sweater.
I could, but I won't.
The cold feels good. The wind
Bites; it brings tears
To my eyes.
My heart remembers.
I'm cold, and my eyes are open.
I stand in the wind,
And I'm still alive.