Clarity

Like the moment after
You wake up.
The way no problems exist for
That one minute,
The waiting for everything to hit and every worry and concern
To smack you in the forehead like a brick wall.
Sometimes, it's all you can do to get out of bed and out the door
Without tears of self-pity making you blind.

Clarity.
The first time he looked at me
(That evening by the side of the road)
And I knew for the first time what I wanted and
How I was going to get it.
But months came and went, and now I'm reevaluating my
Battle plans.

Clarity.
The way the sun always sets without
Asking why,
The way the moon and the ocean
Have the tide all worked out,
And the way a baby's only purpose is to
Someday have a purpose.

Clarity.
I emphasize the word without really knowing
What it feels like rolled into my tongue.