What if … ? {Poem on healing from grief}

…meant to be read slowly with reflection       

What if butterflies really gave kisses…?

What if the rustle of the leaves were actually ‘whispers’…?

What if the noises that we hear, are the universe’s way of telling us to listen…?

What if when we sense a presence; there truly is one…?

What if that rude person, is actually struggling…?

What if we gave everyone kindness and not judgement…?

What if we became more ‘present’…?

What if we put everything ‘aside’ and just sat there…?

What if we truly observed our surroundings…? 

What if we did that no matter where we are…?

What if we did that today…?

What if we did that now…?

What if we simply ‘look around’…?

What if we forgot what we knew about each other…?

What if we could visit each others’ hearts…?

What if we could see each others’ souls…?

What about us…?

What if we remembered ourselves at a more playful time in our lives…?

What if we worried less…?

What if we had more faith…?

What if we remembered the giggles…?

What if we just went outside to play…?

     What would we see…?  What would we find…?

      Who would we see…? Who would we find…?

What if we visited that person within us…?

What if we actually took those moments…?

What if we actually listened for those whispers…?

What if we felt those butterfly kisses…?