Here and now it is sunny outside
I chop carrots. Mince garlic.
Heat oil. Salivate.
Inhale the aroma.
Here and now I am sad inside
I grieve. Shed tears
Ponder death.
See pain all around.
Here and now I sit with it all
Breathe pain. Breathe sorrow.
Breathe garlic and sun
Open to life.