#quick break writing

[sanddollarpoems]

Jealousy

I'm always jealous of birds

So unaware of people problems

I want to be concerned

With finding seeds under leaves

Lacking compassion for the worm

And meeting each sunrise

With a certain determination

I'm always jealous of cats

So smug in their superiority

I want to be concerned

With the slow movement

Of my favorite patch of sun

Having the certainty in mind

That food will be provided

But still enjoying the chase

[sanddollarpoems]

Weird how monotony doesn't weigh so much

When there's something at the end of the day

I wait for the moment we will fight

The moment I land back on earth

I know it will come at some point

This adjustment to our basic normal

But I struggle to understand how it could be

So much of me feels lighter

Like my cells are full of air instead of cytoplasm

I could float away now that you're here

Before, the groping earth clung to me

Reminding me of my inevitable fate

Now the soles of my feet are plump and round

As if I don't weigh a thing