Take a slow breath.
Don’t hold it long; let it go.
See, there is more air.
Take a good, long look;
Don’t scan the scene too quickly.
See, there is so much.
Take a deep swallow.
Don’t rush it; chew the liquid.
See how full you get.
Take a pause; listen.
Don’t mind all the surface noise.
See, you can do it.
Now give it all back.
Of course you have to keep some;
so you’ve changed the world.
Take a short lesson:
Each moment is a treasure;
gold can’t buy one back.
Breathe, look, drink, listen.
Become part of the whole world.
See — you can’t help it.
29 JUN 2004
