like weeks, you'd think
it would be
such a relief
to see the sun—except that
the tiny kiss of heat
that you feel
in your cheeks
feels so much more loaned
than deserved.
This small grace, here
and then gone
in a heartbeat,
feels like the hours
you forfeited to sleep
last night, now
returning
to fortify your bones.
From ligaments
to fingertips, you once again
feel whole
as you know,
for a moment
you don't face the day
alone.
