Comfort Lessons

Comfort Lessons

Someday I would like to feel
the space between the notes,
the silence between the falling trees,
comfortable with the breath between words.

Someday, I would like you to know
the peace between the nightmares,
the freedom of time with no demands,
the comfort of a life without fear.

Maybe then you can show me
the breath released when the hitting is over,
the relief of sound to drown out the yells,
that it’s okay to be uncomfortable with silence.

And I can teach you to play music
to the rhythm of your heartbeat,
to see the beauty of a sky raining Autumn leaves,
that it’s okay to be uncomfortable with fear.