Relief, August 15 2018

And suddenly he turned a corner -
the grinding motor of the lawn mower hushed
into
the ticking clock
the beat of blood under the cupped hand at my temple
steady and persistent
as a broom brushed against a floor.
Relief
unexpected
and complete.

Healing can come like this.
Assenting, now,
today
or in a year
you will wake up aware
that you have finally forgiven.

And you can sweep the crumbs
from under the table
feeling that your heart is beating
in time and eternally.