I Am

For Contest You ask, “Who are you?” I answer, “I am; life.” You ask, “Is that all?” “Yes, life. It is all, complete, perfection!” I ask, “Who are you?” You say, “I’m married with beautiful children. I love Chinese food and boats, and work hard and play harder, and…” I say, “Stop! You are also life; breathing with blood pulsing through you, on a planet floating in space. All else are doings, thoughts, others, desires, memories, lists.” “So, that is my life. Isn’t it?” You ask. I reply, “You are life! Just as the pea, a rock, rabbit, trees, or a billionaire. They’re not doings, but beings. They just are, as we are. That’s enough, at this moment. And each moment is all we ever have.”