Clean.
.
Not easy.
Not comfortable.
Not empty.
Just clean.
Like winter sunlight,
fresh snow blankets,
light spring breezes,
and warms summer sunshine.
.
Clean.
.
Not missing.
Not absent.
Not separate.
Just clean.
Light as a feather,
unburdened and free
from things that were.
.
Clean.
.
Not new.
Not perfect.
Not replaced.
Just clean,
like a Sunday morning,
facing the future,
and knowing forgiveness.
.
Clean.
DJR – 2022