Saturday, 12 February 2022

Forgetting to live

 Me olvidé de vivir


Me olvidé de vivir,

I had forgotten to live

To breathe in and breathe out

Missing out on life passing. 


Meetings on the hour

Committees by day

Ruling my life both awake and asleep

With life leaking out and sneaking away. 


Nothing appreciated or analyzed

Like a cork on the water 

Untethered and drifting 

On a sea that held no memories. 


Performers in a play 

That no one understood

Children dressed in pin stripes

Straight-jackets with no pockets. 


Til at last we’re slowing down

From choice or necessity. 

It’s a blessing to get a second chance

Which should not escape our grip again. 


Free at last from the money 

Always more and never less

Escaped from a jailer

Knowing only excess. 


To discover a tribe

Liberated for years

Enjoying things that matter

Transforming their lives. 


A secret in full sight

For those willing to see

A clarion call sounding clearly

For those willing to hear. 


We will not forget to embrace

A life that flows past our house

Each morning under bridges

Running out to a sparkling sea. 

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