have you noticed?

have you noticed
the beauty of the clouds
never diminishes,
the sparkling lake,
the most beautiful scenery you've ever encountered,
stars,
woman,
puppy,
smile,
twinkle,
the deepest your heart has ever been moved,
the most intimate moment,
never changes,
never leaves
even for an instant...

while you pout,
and ruminate,
and fantasize
someone betrayed you,
wronged you,
irritated you,
didn't act out your dictation?

do you see
how the lichen still grows,
the tropical fish are still technicolor,
the lilacs are heavy with sugar in your nose?

do you see
how amazing cars
still operate perfectly
to carry you
to the dance?

and millions of people all over the world
are working
while you are play
to offer gasoline to you
at your convenience?

amazing!
a pump on the corner,
coming all the way from Saudi Arabia
and i lift no finger,
but to put a few dollars
in the slot

trucks and planes and pipes and wells,
and endless cooperation and
paychecks exchanged and coordinated
all so i
can go
 to the dance
in this moment

oh oh oh
everything
going
so 
right!

while i imagine
a picture 
of what isn't


and cry

who would i be...

without the thought
"loss is possible"?