26 cents

Being conscious is having a hand on the controls
a finger on the trigger,
a penny for your thoughts,
a quarter for you to keep them tucked inside.

Having a firm hold on the reality that you are currently living
and aware that this state is only for a moment,
a moment that you were present for.

You probably won't remember all these fleeting seconds
as it feels like you have an eternity of them.
You might be so used to the sound of the ticking tock
That it now sounds like a sweet melody that follows you through life.

But when you are on the brink of death,
you will remember every second, moment, breath, pause, tick,
every agonizing instance of wasted time

And you will realize that consciousness is more a declaration than a scientific statement of one's development.

If you are conscious,

You are alive.