Self-Remember

When Life on Earth reminds you

Of a theatre performance
that you have performed a thousand and one time

Of wearing shoes
that belong to someone else

Of living in Africa
surrounded with immense wealth - starving

Of trying to reach and never managing
'cause the goal is invisible

Of circling endlessly day after day
and reaching the same bloody useless spot over and over

Of words that are never said
'cause the moment got lost in an explosion of self-importance

Of a hand that longs for a hand-shake
in a land that ignores hands

Of a life of a battery grown chick
that ate its feet thinking they are food

Of a homeless child's face
that is searching for his family just after Tsunami

Stop!

Stop
To hear the clatter of cutlery just before a lunch
carefully prepared by a grandma
waiting for a reunion of her family

Stop
To breath the air that smells of jasmine
in early spring
and disappear in the eyes of a 6 year old
that tells you she is in-love

Stop
To touch the fur of a cat
that keeps coming to you
no matter
how long you've been away

Stop
To see the balcony
of the 18th century building
you pass by unnoticed
on your way to work

Stop
To see the faces
in a crowded bus
reading their stories
one by on

Stop
To watch the sea
as it greats the land
in an endless
rubbing of noses

Stop
to Self-Remember