Hiding

Today I am hiding.
I have found a corner
in my closet where
no one can see me,
no one can hear me.

This is the best I can do today –
curl up in here;
but in the silent dark,
my hand reaches up
to grasp the cloth hanging overhead,
for today it is the hem of
Your garment.

Eve Powers lives in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

This poem first appeared in Purpose magazine.