If you drive past horses and donât say horses
youâre a psychopath. If you see an airplane
but donât point it out. A rainbow,
a cardinal, a butterfly. If you donât
whisper-shout albino squirrel! Deer!
Red fox! If you hear a woodpecker
and donât shush everyone around you
into silence. If you find an unbroken
sand dollar in a tide pool. If you see
a dorsal fin breaking the water.
If you see the moon and donât say
oh my god look at the moon. If you smell
smoke and donât search for fire.
If you feel yourself receding, receding,
and donât tell anyone until youâre gone.