Nature

I went for a walk into the woods

I knew little where the road would take me

If I could hold my breath, just for a little

If I could stand still, even for a fleeting second

If I could shut the voices in my head, even for a heartbeat

If I could turn off my devices, just for that instant

I could hear the bumbling bees

I could hear the chirping of birds

I could see the timid deer moving, ever so gracefully

I could see trees growing into the sky

I could see the mammoth intertwined roots on which life stands

I could see leaves, plants, shrubs, bugs, tiny in size but…

I could hear that endless flow of life sustaining water hitting the shores

I could see the limitless wave of ripples that have given birth to life itself

I could feel one with nature, whose child I am

I could experience everything

I was alive and nothing else mattered