Every one of them
has an invitation,
every one of them
has a key,
every one of them can enter
the upper chamber, the light-filled room
whose ceiling is heaven,
whose glow will bathe them,
and everyone they bring with them,
in healing light. They are not alone here
though they came alone. In their solitude
their light lifts the whole atmosphere
and all of us breathe freer.

©Wendy Mulhern
March 22, 2018