Hannah

17

Today was gold,
Today was blue,
Today was bright,
Today was new.

I could drink today from a golden cup,
Drink deep and never get enough.
I could eat today as the grandest feast,
With the noblest and best beside the least.
I could wear today as my only clothes,
With light for my shoulders and grass for my toes.
I could breathe today and fill my lungs,
With the essence of rays from the sun.
I could kiss today if it had lips,
As it brushes me with its fingertips.

Today was gold,
Today was blue,
Today was bright,
Today was new.

I wish today could whisper words,
It would tell me things as yet unheard.
I wish today could sing an endless song,
The notes would sigh both sweet and long.
I wish today could etch itself in me,
Today’s the kind of beautiful I long to be.
I wish today could touch the world,
We’d see hearts changed, hurts healed, and hands unfurled.
I wish today could never end,
Today is living, an eternal friend.

Today was gold,
Today was blue,
Today was bright,
Today was new.