Lately I’ve been loving freely,
like a child, you should try it.
It’s only hard at the start,
because of all the crying.
I used to cry a lot as a kid.
That’s when I quit loving.
I don’t know why I did that.
It didn’t help anything.
Honestly I’m kinda embarrassed
it took me this long to remember
there is another way to live,
to think, to see, to feel.
I can see all the colors again
and smell all the smells again
I can feel all the feelings again
and think all the thoughts again.
I feel just like a kid again.
Only it’s better than that.
I can read and write now.
I am big and strong now.
I can wash my own dishes.
I can sweep and vacuum.
I can wash my own clothes.
I can take the trash out.
I guess I love cleaning stuff.
It’s kinda like showing love
to all the things I live with
because they love me, too.
My bed loves me, warms me.
My house loves me, protects me.
My food loves me, feeds me.
Everything really loves me!
And I love everything, I do.
I wish I could wag my tail.
So, instead, I wag my butt
and swing my arms around.
I skip down the street
when it’s not too busy.
It makes me feel free.
You should try it, too.
Unless you can’t walk,
I’m sorry if that’s true.
But there is something
I know you can do.
Let the world love you
Like a mother and child.
Love what’s yours to love.
That’s all we have to do.