so many chances

scenes of life flashing before my eyes
famine
celebration
new breath
last breath
discovery
hope
failure
wonder
grief
love
joy
fear
protest
acceptance
journey.

and i am so grateful for the constant chances to we have been given.
it overflows my heart
out my eyelids and onto my cheeks.
the beauty and pain of life i wouldn't miss, not for all the
sameness
in the world.
give me liberty
to make the right choices
for me, trust me to know what i need to do for myself.
because when i do, we all can.

not all the problems will be solved
there will still be ugly selfishness
and i can't choose for others but i can choose again, so many times this day, what i will do to bring beauty to the pain.

thank you for these chances. we have been given so many chances.