Too often
I go through my days oblivious
Heedless
of the beauty in the blue skies above me
Insensible
to the beauty of the life beneath my feet
Trapped
in my head and unaware
Thinking
but unthinking
Self
absorbed and unobservant
Not
noticing the small black dots
On the ladybug’s back
Or even the ladybug itself
Deaf to
the songs of the birds overhead
Blind to
the brilliant colors of the rainbow
Oblivious
of all but my small concerns
Divine
One, wake me now
Help me
be fully present
To the
miracle of life all about me
Set me
free
From oblivion
LIVING THE DREAM 