Awe is my drug of choice
giving thanks is good
on any given day
but let’s go beyond gratitude
and allow ourselves some awe
you are alive
it wasn’t always so
it won’t last forever
you are currently taking one of
the approximately 700 million breaths
the average person breathes in their lifetime
there won’t be another exactly like this one
our body is mostly empty space
in between the protons, neutrons & electrons
of our atomic being
90% of our body matter
is literal stardust
we cry saltwater
we sweat the sea
the Earth, your home,
is rotating at a rate of 1000 mph
is revolving around the Sun at 67,000 mph
while our solar system swirls around the center of the Milky Way at 490,000 mph
and you don’t even have to hold on
you are small
but significant
live accordingly