Sleepless

In the depths of night

when I’m not sleeping,

when I’m praying

and it’s too dark to see anything

except night sky between dark branches

and there’s really no place to go,

no place to be but here

Let there be light —

let there be something more tangible

than my firm conviction and strong hope —

let them find confirmation at dawn,

let my life embody this truth.

©Wendy Mulhern

August 13, 2018