Never a Dull Moment

vicecream

Suddenly

I realized that I expect to grow old.

 

I suppose this expectation creeps in along the sides of my mind

with every routine

every bill come and gone

every plan for "someday"

 

but now and then

I get shaken awake

by something so simple

so phenomenal

like the sunlight and breeze and birdsong

pouring in through my kitchen window

over my sink full of unwashed dishes

 

and suddenly I know

I quake with the knowing

that it's not forever

 

All. Things. End.

 

And suddenly This Window

has thrown open my very heart

 

my eyes, my mouth, my ears and pores

all stretching w i d e 

in agonizing want

of the Now

to stream into me like a waterfall

some deep dark core of me cries out

to be saturated with it

to drink it in until I can't breathe

for every one of my cells to blaze with this life

 

because soon-

all too soon,

it will be gone.

 

 

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  • sorenbarrett

    Recognition sometimes is stark and startling. A poem from one still stuck on life. Lovely

    • vicecream

      Thank you Soren? Barrett? Which one is your preferred nickname haha

      • sorenbarrett

        Soren is the first name Barrett is the last, usually go by the first

      • Thomas W Case

        powerful work.

        • vicecream

          Thank you Thomas- maybe it will inspire you to do something a little differently today, even if it’s just a small change in perception

        • Cheeky Missy

          Spot on! You got it! I cannot pinpoint the exact age I was nor date this realization dawned on me but as you beautifully illustrate herein, my poetry whispered it. Excellently rendered with exquisite imagery and a fittingly haunting poignancy. Thank you for sharing.

          • vicecream

            Thanks so much for the feedback and it is comforting to know someone else can share these feelings with me! Let’s live girl! GO FORTH !! Haha

          • Mutley Ravishes

            "There's something inside us that isn't human," as someone observed (meant in a sense of wonder and reverence).
            Great write.

          • hzugman

            Very nice poem and imaginative presentation.

          • Salvia.S

            Beautifully captures the preciousness of the present moment. Well done!!!

            • vicecream

              Thank you Salvia 🌸



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