The other day

shopping at the market,

I watched a crowded disorder,

wanting food,

nourishment, the stuff of champions.

We are all always looking,

trying to find formulaic happiness.

Have a walk and try to look in their eyes,

what we see,

when paying close attention,

while in the grocery store line,

a normal place,

good irony to convince ourselves,

life is finding a common ground.

I took a walk on a sunny afternoon,

the world came alive just in that quick moment

everyone I could see would smile,

breathe in the energy of a day.

At least that’s the way it should be,

in my neighborhood.

I don’t really know about others.