The feeling of skin
on your skin
The hot breath
from a woman on your neck,
as she sleeps in your arms.
The soft and gentle lips on yours
The moment in a fight
when you want to quit,
but you keep fighting
Food so good,
that it is an experience
The emotion that a song stirs
The colors of a sunset,
on a beautiful summer night
The times when you were afraid,
petrified,
but you did it anyway
The desire to believe in the part of you that believes
The smile of a happy child
The way a mom looks at her newborn,
shortly after birth
The painting that makes you feel so many inexpiable things
The theory that makes you question reality
The man jumping into a river,
to save a drowning stranger
The moment when you tell someone you love them,
and they say it back to you,
and they truly mean it
The poem that helps you understand
what it feels like to be human,
and the understanding,
that you’re not alone in this
It’s moments like these,
that make me feel alive,
and appreciate,
what it might mean,
to be a conscious human
They help me have hope
and see the potential in living.
-C.H.