Poetry: "Aubade—"

"Aubade—"

Megan Brianne Hoppe , Class of 2021

you have always been only a promise:

pinky fingers loosely interlocked

you have always been the moment before:

the pause between inhale and exhale

in time’s never-ceasing breath

you are the sky singed pink:

a guarantee the darkness will end

and morning is coming soon.