Reestablish

the word contentment can hold different truths
in different situations
we can sleep for hours and waste the day and be content
we can buy a new wardrobe and be content
we can break a heart and be content
we can down a bottle of the nastiest liquor and be content


wrong


did you know
that the sun rises and sets every day for you
trees release their precious gasses for you
the ground is eroded and present for you

when you arise in the morning I hope you look long and hard
at the creases on your palms
at the color in your eyes
the freckles, the scars, the things you hate about yourself
then I hope you close your eyes
open them with open mindedness
step outside and look around
embrace the world, your world
we are fortunate
we are loved
we are us