Katrina Kaye

we should live our lives?

Listening to music about fools in love;
dancing without worrying about
matching the beat; humming along

because there is no shame
in not knowing the words;

glancing out the window at
a blue sky; watching the mimosa flowers
wave from the neighbor’s yard;
writing poetry about the
potential of the world which humanity
does not deserve.

Our only noble purpose as a species is to
adore the raw beauty of our earth.

We were never meant to participate in the play,
we were meant to enjoy it, appreciate it,
applaud all its hard work to become
something sustainable for a species
as miserable as humankind who has
war and money and all the small chaos
we insisted on inventing.

We take for granted the things
that we are not credited. We act
unimpressed at the pure magic that
is this existence –

Perhaps if we slow down, if we watch
and listen and sit very still, we can enjoy
the show created for our pleasure.

“But isn’t this how” is previously published by Cajun Mutt Press (2024).