you’re daylight

life measures us
in ways
we do not wish
to imagine

we move from
a time of beauty––
to beauty in a time
of courage

breath mixes
with hope––
keeps us alive
in gathering
shadows

know for a
certainty
life is greater
than suffering

every breath
is more beautiful
than gold

sleeping through
the dark
you are the rising
sunlight

we care for
each other
with love
eternally