Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.
~ John Milton
i’ve been growing old slower
with all this beauty around me
my peers lately, have been chatting
about the power of gratitude
every revolution evaporates
so why bother, bureaucracy
prevails, politicians are corrupt
i’ve been growing old slower
since i started not doing politics
not being political, learning
to be productive in the spheres
that aren’t touched by the marketplace
i’ve learned not to lie, by staying silent
i no longer read advertisements
i no longer occupy my time with wanting things
i’ve been growing old slower
with a quiet beginning of understanding
the first wish to die has risen in me
like a bud that will flower
a medication from my own substance
i have the true feeling of myself
only when…
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