Take it in

The sky
Great expanse of blue
Filled with clouds
Puffy and white or dark and grey
Or none at all

The birds
Hawks soaring high
Crows and pigeons
Finches and doves
Hanging around
Each day
If you care to look

The streets
Full of cars
Pumping in gas
To pump it right out
Ground littered with trash
A candy wrapper
A plastic bag
Broken glass
Swiftly do people pass

People
Out on the street
Begging on their feet
Or walking despite the heat
Some you may just know
Others just another face

Take it in
Embrace it all
Every moment counts
Even if you fall
Remember it all
The present is precious

The ones you know
Hold them close
Enjoy every minute
It's never coming back

If this day
Was your last
Could you look back
Fondly with a smile
At everything then
Could you live with that?

- Jay M
September 21st, 2020