Patience

I creep, kitten like
towards this:
 
slow my heart
slower still my mind.
 
Two hours can be Eternity
and twenty feet Infinity
 
It takes time to go that far.
Time and courage.
 
I take small steps,
my feet are tiny
 
and the way uncertain.
Trace them
 
in air,
in nothing.
 
cap them warmly and
with laughter, gently now.
 
A kitten, clawed,
curls against your back, flexing.
 
Sleep the only victory
the body triumphs and accepts.