Alive (2009)

I am taken aback every time I see the world
From the third person
The objective view from behind 
The world is vibrancy in motion
The sights are so full 

I want to stand atop a mountain overlooking the
furthest reaching valley with a red, torn sky
as a perfect, scenic backdrop to the single moment
when I am so privileged as to look outside myself
to see the unfolding landscape before my arms,
before everything, and to stand there, all alone,
and to not feel lonely - to be so completely consumed
by the image of beauty and purity of which I am
the sole witness and testament, alone in this
solitary, radiant moment.

I want to see the world through my own eyes
and not through other mediums
I want to see, and hence,
feel alive.

I just want to be alive.