The Moment...

...when wasting
precious seconds
of life
becomes crime
and punishment
too heavy
to hold
i turn
shrug off
guilty weight

...of choosing
long-term
commitment to
spite fears
while smiling

...of emergence
from nocturnal
dementia waking
to daylight

...weatherman speaks
through television
words raising
heavy head
says, "Today,"
is the
first day
of Spring."