A Glimpse

I Open My Eyes

Once upon a time, a man awoke

From a deep slumber and 

Everything was different.

The light, the ease behind the eyes,  

A sense of wonderment, a deep satisfaction. 

Last night’s darkness and panic and terror and dread 

And the decision,

A million miles away, 

A story from a different time and space. 

I am an old black woman, said the voice. 

A remarkable statement from a place so very close,  

Intimate and unquestioned. 

He rose and walked to the kitchen

The light slightly glimmering.

He sat down and began to write.