Press Pause

I press pause -

perfect.

Now I can rearrange the stars,

    and lick the whipped cream on my steaming cocoa slowly,

lie beneath my covers and watch the spider pose in its web,

    poke a raindrop and feel its silky collapse,

stroke a squirrel’s tail where it always looks the softest,

    grasp couples’ hands and interlock them in the park,

catch bullets whistling by and throw them away,

    pray for every patient in the hospital in their last moment,

reach into a burning blue flame and defy science,

    wipe the tear of a stranger who’s having a bad day,

write funny jokes on the faces of politicians and racists,

    collect snowflakes in a colorful crystal jar,

ruffle a dog’s fluffy fur and kiss its button nose,

    give a rose to every old person who appreciated their life,

step on a glassy river-shore that mirrors a perfect sky,

    wrap my arms around each foster child that found no home,

push aside the needle for the kitten that’s taking up space,

blow bubbles and giggle because they won’t pop,

gently place a bandaid on bruises of the domestically abused,

    sneak into a NASA shuttle and play with gravity simulators,

hug my parents for all the sacrifices they made for me,

    sketch my name in the icy grey of a silent fog,

graze my fingertips across the wings of a monarch butterfly,

    sit on a bench in a field of sleeping flowers,

and count my blessings for this temporary life.

Reviews

[Shane Blackheart]

Reading this made me feel peaceful. It's full of so many good-hearted things that we need to see more of in this world.

[Kay]

I'm glad to hear it gave you a sense of peacefulness. =) We definitely need more of these things. Life is so fast-paced, people overlook the precious details of the present moment. If we got to press pause and everything stood still for a moment, we'd notice so much more.

[Shane Blackheart]

Totally agree! The world does have a lot of wonderful things in it. They just seem hard to find, but they're there.

[Ghost]

This sounds like something made of dreams. It sounds like some of the dreams I have had.. Very good write

[Kay]

Aw, thanks. =) I think many of us wish we had the power to freeze time, if only for a moment. It's interesting to imagine. What's the thing you'd want to do most if you could press pause?

[Ghost]

If I could press pause I would go back and erase a few things I have done and fix them...