Today is the day…

The sunrise full of promise as if to say

This is the day you'll make it.

The golden disk of the sun is

a majestic omen in

the purple silk of sky.

My eyes wide open as if to see

all things I can become.

“Today is the day,”

someone whispers into my ear

And just like that,

I feel a sense of superpowers.

…

People will say

“She's talented,” they'll say.

That's a laugh because I'm not.

I am hungry.

Simply hungry to live and leave

a few brush strokes here and there

before I've left and disappeared

into the darkness of a black hole,

where we are all end up eventually.

I hope the final day for me isn't today.

…

Today, I will be busy

breaking complex things into small steps,

loving harder with an open heart.

Today — the day I say “I can”

when naysayers say “you can't”,

and while they are saying it,

I'll be doing my thing,

pressing forward until I succeed.

Today is that day,

the best day of my life.

. . .

Dear Readers, thank you for reading! I write mostly about love and meaning of life. Feel free to share my poetry and stories with your loved ones. I also read my writing at public events as a professional performer. Special Thanks to Pam Mayer — my tireless friend, editor, and collaborator.