GOING IN HYPO-REVERSE

What if
I was born
in a sunset
dreams in pieces
broken down
hurting everywhere
numb from meds
alone on a bench
talking to myself
full of entitlement
full of resentment
detached
abandoned

And what if
slowly
I began
to experience
moment by moment
my cells of compassion
starting to divide
spreading from within
out into the world

What if
slowly
I began
to smell
to taste
to see
to listen
to feel
to find my balance
to function
to love
to appreciate
every chance encounter
every wonder
that surrounds me

What if
I realised
that there is no other place
than this place
that there is no other body
than this body
that I am truly innocent
that I cannot change
the light of the world
but I can change
the shadow
I cast

What if
I realised
that every momentary pain
is a chance to heal
to stay connected
to remain humble
to be graceful
just a bit longer
in this incredible
dawn of everything

And what if
I realised
all of this
before my heart
stopped
beating

Wouldn't that be something?