6 am
evening undone
into morning song
my daughter at the piano
I wake up inside the music
the new piece
she is mastering
sorrow in every note
every word a tear
held inside the slow
progression of the sun
into the winter sky
Mary Hanrahan is an artist and poet living with PTSD. She holds an MFA from Ashland University. Her work appears or is forthcoming in Ellipsis Zine, Ephemerae, Magnolia Review, Frogpond and elsewhere.