Pre-Dawn

Even dawn begins before it’s beginning.

from The White Lion by Claudia Rankine in The 1619 Project.

I have always hoped that something was happening for me, beyond me. A something that would take care of me. This something would make things happen before the sun burst through.

Now, I know there is not this something.

Still, I can feed the pre-dawn.

I believe in the power that comes before the light comes. I will invest in it. I will hope in it.

I want the predawn to change me.

How can I cooperate with that?