Morning steps

red light

of the previous night

gives way

to light of a new day

each step towards

each station

each office and room

is a heartbeat

to keep beating

a breath

to keep breathing

a wound

to keep healing

a hope

to keep feeling

whatever the worry

that's carried

each step

is the lifting 

of those burdens

the comforting

of fears

the relief of tears

each step

is an opening door

a chance for more

a calling that

can't be ignored

and though some

heartbeats stop

and are called home

each step is never

taken alone