Our Blessings

To feel everything so deeply.
The baby's newborn cry
that wales in the freshly
birthed night,
still damp from its mother's womb.
The stranger that shivers
on the streets of despair
from bad choices,
hushed voices
cast out because they dare not
cry out loud.
The young kid who stares
out the bedroom window
feeling alone while the parents downstairs scream and throw punches and pain 
at each other.
The whisp of a spirit
welcoming a brother,
a son, a daughter,
a sister, father, mother...a friend.

The void that is left for the rest.  

Accomplishments and pride
of finally learning to balance and ride on two wheels.
The freedom of running through a
newly mowed field...
kite tails flapping in the cool,
crisp wind.
The mend of friendships
and broken dreams...
and what it means to really love
without measure.

To feel everything so deeply
is life's wealthiest treasure.
It is our blessing,
if we choose to embrace it.