On Living a Life

Photo: (c) Jamie K. Reaser

“Be without answers at the end of every day.

Start each morning with questions.

Do what you want in the in-between,

but be sure that it gets you muddy,

and wet, and perhaps a bruise just below

your right knee cap. The briars will require

that you mend that hem. If I were you, I’d go

about naming something that you’ve never

before seen. Then you will be able to call it

and it will come to you and you can have

delightful conversations.

Be sure to introduce yourself first, if you

know your own name,

And, get curious about it. Wonder. To do a good

job, this is a must. And, be polite. Always say

thank you; how this world became so lacking

in gratitude I just do not know. Such simple

gestures could save us all.

On with it, then. You have this life to live,

And, I haven’t got all day to sit

here on your window screen.”

“What’s that?

Oh, you are most welcome.”

This happened.

©2014-2019/Jamie K. Reaser

Published in "Coming Home: Learning to Actively Love this World"

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