How Blessed Are We?

How blessed I must be

To have people who don’t need reasons to love me

To be able to experience and not merely watch

The sun kissing the land; looking like heaven’s match

To wake up to another fresh and new day

To see one’s smile shine up till their eyes, in their own special way

Have you paid close attention to how words roll out of each one’s mouth; so very differently

Or how we all sound the same underwater, because what can the water do to you if you keep swimming

Do you remember the day we sat in circles, probably making jokes about squares

But the feeling of happiness filled your stomach as you lost breath laughing, who cares when and where

Pay close attention to how the drum thumps, making a beat

Music seems to be saying “This will change your life, take a seat”

Isn’t it stunning to see how colourful a flower can be

Or is it just the way nature speaks to me?

Keep your Polaroid ready

When I see that pizza, I will barely stand steady

What about when you get that hundred out of hundred

I can almost take a slice of your happiness; you look that vibrant

Take a whiff as you hug your friend

Breathe in comfort like your belly gurgles when it knows that food is around

As much as you cringe looking at pictures of how silly you looked in the past

Take a second, look at those friends that made that moment last

Did you listen to the way she spoke about a mere book

You want to read everything she has because of the way she speaks with that gratifying look

When music pours into the room and your body starts swaying

Who knew that the body and beat could become partners, you know exactly what I am saying

In the midst of colgate smiles and making memories

Did you zone off for a second and thank whoever created the one in front of you, just for existing

The way pink and blue could dance together on something as plain as white

Yet, it makes something even more like purple, curling with no sure compatibility, proving flawless

What about some steaming hot chocolate when your body numbs in the winter morning

Or ice cream that melts making your insides feel cool in the scorching heat, oh my darling

So many things like just hearing perfectly strung up words can make you happy

You needn’t have anything permanent, not even a home because home isn’t a place, it is a feeling;

these aren’t words to make you sappy

How blessed I must be!

How blessed are we?

Very.