Tomorrow comes with a mouth full of questions I hear them kick through the back of my teeth Every answer I rehearse turns weapon-shaped Every pause says I am hiding underneath So I run the sentence faster than the sunrise Try to outrun the part I cannot name If I shut the whole world out before it wakes up No one gets to ask me to explain I can kill the room, I can bolt the door I can make one choice become a war But the morning keeps arriving at the frame And it does not need me clean to call my name Leave the light on, let the morning find me I don't have to know what every shadow means Leave the light on, let the hard day find me I can show up unfinished, let the first breath lead No clean ending, no promise it gets easy Just one small yes before the fear takes hold Leave the light on for the questions waiting Leave it on — I don't have to face them cold I make a list of every possible failure Stack the names until the ceiling bends If I call myself the only cause of damage Maybe no one else can change where this begins If I turn the blame into a loaded trigger Maybe I can aim it somewhere else Two exits flash inside the same second: Disappear completely or destroy myself Wait. Who said tomorrow needs a finished version? Who put the verdict in my hands? I was calling every open question danger When it was only asking me to stand. Leave the light on, let the day come crooked I don't have to turn the unknown into a crime Leave the light on, I can meet the morning With a shaking voice and a little more time No clean ending, no promise it gets easy Just this warm air moving through my lungs Leave the light on for the questions waiting Leave it on — the next day has begun I can laugh when the curtains start to open I can miss a step and keep the beat The switch clicks once, the room turns soft around me I take the first step without naming where it leads If I wake up with the answer still divided I let the question breathe and let the morning grow Not a pardon, not a final sentence Just a place to start from what I know Leave the light on, let the day come running I don't have to make the future hold still Leave the light on, I am here and learning I can take the next hard step, then stop and feel No clean ending, no promise it gets easy Still, the air is moving and I am awake Leave the light on for the questions waiting Leave it on — I can meet one day at a time Leave it on Let the morning in Leave it on Let the first day begin
