Ready to Live

For so long
I thought that I knew
about life
         love
             hope.
Yet, I was living
day to day
forgetting that there was more
than me.

And I floated through Time
unaware,
and the days
           months
                 years
soared by
and I could hardly remember the  moment before.

But one day I woke up
and decided to live.

I decided to believe that kindness
was water for a thirsty soul
that knowledge really does feed
the hungry mind
and that love really is the fruit
of life.
And I discovered that the right thing
came as easily
as the laughter and
the silent dusk
when we would watch the clouds shape shift
and see those lovely castles glide across the sunset
and remind us that our dreams were only a heartbeat away.

Now those moments
neglected for so long
consumed my heart
and rose my soul from
its desperate state.

For I no longer feel that life is controlling me
but that I am on a journey
and that I can step out my door
and walk to Costa Rica
or perhaps just down the street to buy a tomato.

But one thing is for sure,
now that my feet have found a path
that rings with truth
and shines with education

I can finally live
truly and deeply

from the depths of a soul
that was lost for so long.