When you startle awake in the dark morning br heart pounding breathing fast br sitting bolt upright staring into br dark whirlpool black hole br feeling its suction br br Get out of bed br knock at the door of your nearest friend br ask to lie down ask to be held br br Listen while whispered words br turn the hole into deep night sky br stars close together br winter moon rising over white fields br nearby wren rustling dry leaves br distant owl echoing br two people walking up the road laughing br br Let your soul laugh br let your heart sigh out br that long held breath so hollow in your stomach br so swollen in your throat br br Already light is returning pairs of wings br lift softly off your eyelids one by one br each feathered edge clearer between you br and the pearl veil of day br br You have nothing to do but livebr br Anonymous Americasbr br