Right Here Right Now 

 

By Sharon Lea

 

There is a place
where it's okay to be me
it's full of starlight
beautiful paintings
crisp mornings and coffee
a jazz trio serenading
lovely friends of all kinds
the waves rolling in
redwood trees soaring
laughing at silly jokes
poetry and real people
CCR and blues together
yes the reality of loss too
and yet it's not in space
riding on the Milky Way
it's right here right now
right in front of me today
I open myself up broadly
not know what lies ahead
because life is like that
where it's okay to be me
it's really a lovely place
but a bit scary sometimes
I open myself up broadly
strong and frail like I am
feeling the rush of wonder
when trying new things
yet frayed at the edges
with part of me ripped away
50 years, soon to be 51
a woman of many colors
belting out Stormy Monday
as she always dreamed of
who is afraid of hard math
people with bad tempers
failing and looking stupid
falling down and forgetting
and yet knowing who I am
every single day of my life
feeling proud that I do
and it's okay to be me
no explanation needed
no disclaimer

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