Ash Wednesday

Thoughts on Ash Wednesday

on this day​​ 

there are no red carpets

or academy awards

no lies and

no alternative facts.

there is only​​ 

the road ahead

and the light behind

there is only the dust

of the earth

and the journeys

of each walker​​ 

with each casting​​ 

a shadow​​ 

mixing and overlapping

and pulling to touch

the shadows

of the other