Slowly Brighten

Openings created by holding a door open just a crack, swinging slowly wide prevent rays of sudden light,
sharp lasers pushing people back and away
chasing them to the velvet danger of shadows and darkness.

Lighting the ground beneath someone’s feet with firm kindness as they choose to follow a new and unfamiliar path allows dim awareness to brighten slowly.

“There are two kinds of light - the glow that illumines,

and the glare that obsures.”

~ James Thurber