P a u s e
In this whirlwind life of
Sixty-second minutes
we tend to turn our lives into
A race
P a u s e
Step back from it all
When you’ve forgotten how to breathe alone
When you haven’t truly looked at the sky in ages
P a u s e
At the gas station, sitting in your car
fogging up the windshield with your breath
gazing at the twinkling lights around town
P a u s e
Long enough to notice the sunset smeared across the sky
and the color it makes when the orange blaze seethes
on the cool blue
P a u s e
In the rain
Watch the humans running from its fingers
Feeling each drop hit your skin and writhe across your body
P a u s e
In the grocery store
with people milling around doing people-things
trapped in The Race
consider their lives and possibilities
P a u s e
Uncross your arms
and open your heart
To the beautiful world around you

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