Becca's Eyes

I wake up and find

that a few aches and pains

have followed me into the new day

a stiff joint, an odd discomfort

from origins unknown

I try to connect the malady

with, perhaps, the foolish exertion

from the day before

that may have birthed it

Still, I am grateful

for the parts of my body - entities really

that give me no trouble this day

thankful that they allow me to be here

to kiss you again at the first morning light

and find the blue smile in Becca’s young eyes