Hope

You reach for me,
take my hand-
mother, child;
we shift around one another
like planets.
I am sure you are eternal,
like the universe-
you are the universe.
I watch you
out of the corner of my eye,
kiss you with my thoughts;
you are bright,
still the best.
I taste memories,
joyful, suffocating-
Fleeting Time knocks at the door,
imposing, indifferent,
not without charm.
I look to the future,
swallow that ache.
Deep breath. Sunshine appears
from behind feathery clouds-
pretend ones I shall not fear.
Hope flutters in my chest-
a bird;
soft-winged and fragile
yet resilient, tough.
I reach for you,
take your hand-
child, mother;
we shift around one another
like planets.