Clarity

I need these moments

where the perfunctory subsides,

where its detritus —

the weariness, the dread —

ceases to be tossed

against my eyes

And the clear burn

of fervent purpose

lights my steps

and takes me deep

where the life cords course

in swift, braiding channels

surging me sure-footed and alert

through my day.

©Wendy Mulhern

January 8, 2015