Pale dawn opens a muted sky
Cool mist lifts where the sorrows lie
Breath spreads wide through the fading dark
Mind lights clear with a newborn spark
Stillness hums in the waking earth
Soul recalls its forgotten worth
Soft blue glows through the lingering gray
Dreams seek paths to a freer day
Old fear loosens its stubborn hold
Tender courage replaces cold
Heart expands in a quiet sweep
Calm restores what the storms could keep
Awareness blooms from the inner night
Truth grows bright as a rising light
Life gains shape at the turning break
In the cracks of pain
I awake