I was walking back from work several miles in the cold
and was probably making a grumbly face as I walked
a friend texted me later and said, "I saw you walking!"
and I thought how embarrassing for someone to see me
in my grumpiest moments when I thought I was all alone
lemon-faced against the wind
with no color in my heart
at all
so now I look around with a face of wonder
because why not
relax the skin on my face
look at the flowers
look at each thing like a miracle
the wavering ripple on a leaf
the fascinating rust on an old grey door
the way power lines lean against the pole
the movement of a jogger
the reflection in the window
the thread on the ground
the trees against the sky
a wonder all of it
all of it a wonder
and put the color back in my heart
and the relaxation back into my face
someone might see me
I might see me
I might see me
