An angel came and told me:
“You’re falling asleep on your feet but you cannot sleep.”
The night feels fresh—it smells of dark trees
(the moon has not risen yet).
“It’s cold but, wrapped up in the blanket,
you feel your own body’s warmth,”
the angel said.
“Nothing goes well,
but everything is OK.
Everything is OK.”
∞
From the Fall 2013 issue of Inquiring Mind (Vol. 30, No. 1)
© 2013 Berna Wang
Berna Wang is a creative writing teacher, meditation practitioner and English-to-Spanish translator specializing in human rights and peace research. Published works include Pequeños accidentes caseros (Little Domestic Accidents) and La mirada oblicua (The Oblique Gaze).
Berna Wang is a creative writing teacher, meditation practitioner and English-to-Spanish translator specializing in human rights and peace research. Published works include Pequeños accidentes caseros (Little Domestic Accidents) and La mirada oblicua (The Oblique Gaze).