the cry of i’m alive

A child wakes before dawn crying
Mama, mama
Every cry her name
Every name his breath:

Breathing in, he breathes her in
Breathing out, he exhales her:

The cry of I’m alive:

Want was will wait when
Now how he has here:

His mouth fills with what is
A cry an inarticulate sigh
As the earth wheels
The sun to the point of being

A Well-Lit Path