slice of life.

all we see are but slices

of an eternal journey

laden with thorns and thistles

when the road is smooth

it makes one wonder

is the easy life 

only meant for a grave sinner?

when one chooses

the straight and narrow

why is there only pain and sorrow?

we curate highlights

and skip the lowlights

we laud the trophies,

mute the travails

yet beauty can, too, be found

in the thick of chaos

and peace be had

in the dusky shadows

the rich and the pauper

go meet the same end

when their hearts are set 

on Heaven’s dividends.

reframing

fleeting… everything is fleeting

and all we have are but moments, embers or ashes of what was

yet as heavy as departure seems
we can either wallow in grief over what was

or choose to be grateful for what we
have been given

no matter how little

no matter how minuscule those moments were

we can choose

to be grateful

for those moments

when we shared a piece of us
and made peace with our uniqueness and differences

every ending doesn’t have to be
a bitter pill in the mouth

it can be sweet

when we choose

to make every moment
to give freely, truthfully, of ourselves
to another

no matter who

or what

or where

or why

we just be.