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A Poem by Destiny Richardson

As you sit and listen to your surroundings,

You realize the simple things you hadn’t noticed before,

You’re in a room,

You’re looking around,

There are mumbles, conversations,

Laughter,

But suddenly you don’t feel apart of that room,

The atmosphere is simply not your setting,

You usually look at your phone to avoid conversing with other people,

You usually Exclude yourself from the outside world,

Except this time,

You listen,

You actually listen,

You hear Laughter, mumbles, conversations,

You actually know what’s being said,

Because you’re there,

But not as you were before,

Now You’re in the moment,

That is the difference between existing and living,

Something you hadn’t noticed before,

Mindfulness,

And you realize that Something so simple can impact so much,

Now you’re open to interpretation,

Observation,

Awareness,

You’re outside of yourself,

You’re free from captivity,

You see that there are amazing people who you’ve neglected,

The human race needs moments,

They need to acknowledge the fact that breathing is a blessing,

They need to notice the simple things in life.