Something Important

What if suddenly

everything external 

ceased to upset?

utterly end influence over well being

the media lost its entitlement to affect

other people no longer irritated or provoked to dislike

what would that sound be like

children laughing?

subtle creek murmurings to take your shoes off and put your toes in?

would the light be warm?

a day fill with fresh air?

Would every aspiration in your heart take flight with hope in sharing?

No one is free, if shackled to fear

No one

not the rich

not the powerful

not anyone you care about

not anyone you ever dreamed or wished to impress

Not a single soul who seems to possess everything you ever envied

Is free from fear

 it is not a question of convincing oneself that all is well

we have the life around us to contend with.

How can I affect the market?

the poverty

 illness?

I can do nothing about those huge challenges facing our world

to fix

But I can do this

encourage

towards feeling better

yes, I can do that....one moment at a time

and sometimes that may mean

keeping my hands to myself

and letting go any judgment that things are dire.

every storm I've ever witnessed ended.

just as every summer day of vacation has since expired.

and those I've loved and liked

are not present, in a physical sense

but they gifted me with memory so that I'd recognize

a good thing when it came along

being able to love and accept my portion is a powerful reference point

I was made capable.

I wanted to do something important

I came to realize being present was far more grandiose

than doing something that changed with time.

In that, I calmed my fear of flight 

and relaxed into accepting

rainbows and the tears for their crystalline qualities

as they washed my world with marvelous colors

in order for me

to see clear