A Good Day To Be Above Ground
Today,
I have the chance to create something
and any day,
with that potential,
is another day
worth being above ground for.
Today,
I have the chance to see someone I care about,
and any day,
with that potential
is another day
worth staying above ground for.
I played the guitar,
I read Dostoevsky,
I wrote a few lines
I danced my dance (shadow boxed for hours)
I taught people how to throw a punch
and do a push up
and I even have the chance
to see someone I care about.
By all standards
today is a good day to be alive.
So why doesn’t it feel like it?
-C.H.