Today, I will enjoy the right to sit on my porch with my coffee.
Today, I will enjoy the right to waste more time with a second cup.
Today, I will also enjoy my right
to spend some time alone
to spend time with friends
to listen to music
to love.
Today, I might enjoy my right
to work
to be overwhelmed by how much I need to do
to worry about money
to miss someone.
Today, I could even enjoy my right
to be the jerk who cuts someone off in traffic
to whine about what I don’t have
to be envious of what someone else has
to be petty.
Today,
(maybe)
I might even realize
that just by waking up this morning
I was granted the Choice
to decide what I will, might, or could do
and be
— to be nice or mean
to accept or resist
to love or hate
to enjoy or resent —
understanding that it is Choice
that makes all of this a privilege
and then enjoy the ability to see
how privileged I really am.
TiaraMeSue 