My Faith

Another day
will come
when I walk to my truck
in the mid-afternoon sun,
feeling cool mountain air on bare arms.
I’ll open the door and sit.
Light will play on closed eyes.
The cab’s warmth will settle
in me.
A moment, maybe three,
and then I will fire the engine
and move forward,
listening
as the road’s gravel gives way.

It is
in those ephemeral episodes
that existence
earns its keep.

This is my faith.