While mostly everyone's asleep

Tonight the rain feels like rebirth,
like your Life is just about to start.

and maybe it’s the third cup of English Breakfast
or the lack of sleep you’ve gotten this week,
but the walk home from work feels like Opportunity.

Maybe it’s okay that things have been messy lately,
maybe the mud is what brings the flowers.

And you are choking on the wildflower love
blooming in your throat, rooted in longing
finally finding a home beyond your body.

Tonight you are a garden, in love with
the world and no one in particular.