by Katie
The path of your life
is dotted with wonders
amazing animals
and exotic plants
unlike anything you've seen anywhere else
unlike anything you ever will.
Some people
who walk the path of their life
don't care much for what they've seen
or what they're currently seeing
but instead peer ahead
at the wonders in front of them,
thinking, Soon I'll see those.
But as soon as they get there
they go right back to thinking
about the path ahead.
Some people
who walk the path of their life
keep thinking about what they've already seen
and stop to peer back
at those little dots and splashes of color,
the marvels they walked among maybe just minutes ago.
But they can never appreciate where they are going
because they're always wishing
they could see what they passed.
Some people
who walk the path of their life
pay attention to where they are
but instead of observing the beauty
only observe the path itself
and how well they walk
and they forget altogether
to appreciate the beauty
of anything.
Some people
who walk the path of their life
take the time
to
stop
look around
and appreciate
the beauty of the world
the beauty of where they are
some people know to appreciate
more than what they've passed
more than what they might see
more than the path itself
more than those things
but the beauty
the light
the color
the life
of the world around them.