unsolicited, unwelcome, and unexpected,
the universe gave me a
crash course
in the fact that:
this life is fragile, wafer thin -
and we are but dust sailing aimlessly in the wind.
it planted a quivering seed in my bones,
and instantly grew
a sinking feeling in my marrow
that i've been sleeping through my best days,
giving them carelessly away
to hesitation
to hate
to fear,
so i've resolved,
to be HERE
now -
to leap across the abyss
while i can,
to dance and sing and stretch out my hands, screaming:
"THIS IS IT BABY!!
THERE'S NOTHING TO WAIT AROUND FOR!"
and if i land flat on my face,
then i'll embrace the rough ground
taste the sweet dirt,
knowing you're slowly transforming into earth,
and one day
i will too.
children will frolic upon our decomposed noses,
and pick wild roses from our brains,
they'll smell of
moon laughter and
etherial refrains.
freed of our temporary cage,
our spirits will expand infinitely,
exist as sky
as rain
as majestic oak tree.