Only at dawn

Do I believe that a higher being may be

Looking down upon me through the rays of light emanating from the rising sun as

The full moon descends behind the mountaintops,

This morning I could envision a ladder from the creek side

Reaching toward the heavens-

The sky, being a rare shade of cerulean blue and

Pale lavender lightly coloring cumulus clouds,

Only at the dawning of each new day

Is the time I feel hopeful and undaunted?

I live within a world that has not been kind to me-

Though at the dawning of another day

Walking through the woodlands I know that I am safe in my solitude,

For that higher being is always looking down upon me

Watching over me, protecting me from all harm?

Voices I hear in the night have callously threatened me but

At the break of the day, I hear the voices of angels

Soothing my troubled soul and gently comforting me while

In my moments of madness I could have lost myself forever.

My spirit is now dancing to the tune of

An aria of peace, sung by those seraphs

Inside of my mind, greeting me

And chasing away the demons that

Had threatened me only the night before-

As those seraphs join a chorus of angels from above

Singing amorous tunes only to console me- if I could

I would climb that phantasmal ladder towards the sky, to escape reality;

Lost inside an instant of madness, 

A moment so brief, an encounter with the surreal

Has given me reason to persevere-

Only at dawn, as the sun journeys above the hilltops

Can I hear voices of angels- and I do suppose, and

I only believe that there is hope and tranquility

To be found, in some distant star, illuminating the sky

As the sun rises and as the moon descends beyond the horizon,

I have lost myself inside of a dream that could be heaven

Where I am safe in my solitude, as my thoughts are lost in some other realm-

Within my fondest dream, for them never to be found would be my utmost desire,

Climbing that ladder towards the sky,

Abandoning the threatening voices that wished me harm,

Leaving the nightmares of veracity behind,

As I open my eyes to the dawning and behold that forever rainbow in the sky-

Claudia Krizay