N° 01
Light · Silence · Beginning
Light through the blinds
fell in quiet lines across your face.
I counted your fingers—
each one a word
in a language I was learning.
The room held its breath.
So did I.
Your hand found my thumb
and held on
like a question
I will spend my whole life answering.
Somewhere, a door opened
that will never close.
A scarf for the moment of becoming a mother