Stop. Listen.
What do you hear?
Buzzing, perhaps?
That’s nature.
Enjoy it.
How about a television?
Turn it off, or at least down,
If someone else is watching it,
Or close the door.
How about a stereo?
Hope it is nice music.
Or at least something cool.
Something that moves you.
How about a voice,
On the telephone?
Turn it off, unplug already!
If you’re not on it,
Close the door, if you can.
Distractions, interruptions,
They are everyday.
They consume us.
Sometimes, they are
Our identity.
Sometimes, they are
Our weakness.
Don’t let the distractions
Become you.
Be unique.
Find something about yourself,
Something that nobody else is,
And that will be you.
Then do it.
Stumbling along the sidewalk 