A New ‘Morn

I awake to the dawn as the sun breaks,

            purple, gold and blue over the horizon

I smell the morning smells of humanity,

coffee, bacon and burnt toast

I shed off the covers like a snake sheds his skin,

I shiver as my feet hit cold floor

I smile knowing that today is brand new,

I can live what came before

I don my robe, fuzzy, somewhat ragged but warm, safe,

 like this old house

I attend my morning toiletry,

the icy water awakens the body and the mind

I think it is the first day of the rest of my life,

as that corny line made famous

I will rise like the phoenix, from last night’s ashes

            to the world that I will find.