What if.....

you were asked to be 

a keeper of the light?

to hold the light in darkness,

to remember and believe in

and stand up for and talk about

and spread that very light?

to understand the connection between love and light

and to keep your eyes focused there

even when your head is swimming with fear?

to agree to get up again and again and again

after every crushing weight that the world throws at you?

what if you were asked to love over and over and over?

to shine your light everywhere you could?

would you?

maybe it's time you listened to the question,

maybe it's time you listened to the answer.

terri st. cloud, bone sigh arts.....