Sunrise

Learning to appreciate the sunrise was a gift

There’s something about the calm, the privacy, the intimacy, the intrigue

The quiet one, because there’s no need to be loud, people are still sleeping

The first light of the day

The company of the few birds singing for the new day that has arrived

The people watching with a hot cup of coffee in their hands, or maybe the yellow sand in their feet

I truly love sunsets, don’t get me wrong

To see the magic of the one before the darkness shows up, that feels nostalgic even before it ends

They’re beautiful, they’re mesmerizing, they feel ephemeral, they were my favorite

But once I saw the sunrise

I had to do an effort to see it everyday, and everyday it worth it

To see the magic of the first light after the darkness

To understand that I need them both​