The Day to Be Alive

It's a great day to be alive

The still shining when I close my eyes

There's some hard times in the neighborhood

But why can't every day be just this good.

--Travis Tritt

Don't bounce out of bed

The day isn't going to smack you

If you snuggle into sheets

And sleep a little longer

But this new day awaits you

With a grin

Hopeful

Like you felt the night of prom, all dressed up

Or the first day of a new job

The opening credits of a new film

Ready

The skills spread around you

Inside you

Your own private toolbox

Of talent, inspiration,

Needing only effort of one

Waiting

For you alone

To make the day something destined

Something greater

Deeper

More satisfying

Than it would have been without you

So get up

Pull off the covers

Pull on some clothes (or not!)

Greet the day with your own sly grin

Shake hands with it, like a sister

A partner

Make it what it could be

Not just the stuff of dreams.