On our worse days
We think being human is trash
But sometimes the grass wants to be flesh
Is not greener on the other side of the fence
And the heavens want a human experience
Unhappy with being simple spirits
And the constellations aren’t happy with its planets
And yet the earth still spins on its tiny axis
And we find gratitude for the little things
Like kindness and its sister forgiveness
Knowing that even when such siblings fight,
Tomorrow we will be alright
And not compare our size & our sides & our strides
With any other form of life
Because we are all just doing our best
Trying to keep alive
Living moment to moment
One breath at a time.
Luis Pabon is a poet/social worker born and raised in Bronx, NY. Luis has self-published 7 full collections of poetry most recently Earth’s Bad Mouth (Kindle Direct Publishing, 2021). He has secured Honorable Mention for the 2021 Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Prize and his work has been published in Up the River Journal as well as Pine Hills Review. Luis currently resides in Albany, NY where he works with individuals living with severe and persistent mental health concerns.
