Dear universe,
Thank you for having condensed a speck of your matter and energy into the temporary little collection of biomass that I affectionately refer to as “me.”
Thank you for all the other living biomasses too. And the dead ones. Especially the ones I eat.
Thank you for all the hardships and hassles and agonies and injustices and all the other shit you constantly dump on me. Without them, how could I ever appreciate this perfectly pain-free moment that me is experiencing right now as me sips yet another glorious coffee? You’re a clever lot, universe. Me knows your game. Thank you for letting me play it long enough to be able to play it well.
Love,
Tommy
6 Responses to “Thank you, universe”
Thanks for publishing ‘Elements’.
Dear Tommy – Thank you for your talented writing, for taking the time to entertain us, both with your words and with your music. Happy Thanksgiving!
‘Our bodies atoms are traceable to supernova stars that scattered their chemical enrichment across the cosmos, spawning the birth of star systems that contain planets, at least one of them containing life.’ @neiltyson via reddit AmA
Thanks for your stories, having lunch with us, and inviting us down for the live gig before we moved up north. Happy T-day!
I have the same moods on Friday evenings. You definitely wrote a song! I liked those rhymes: “energy” – “to as “me.”” and “dump on me” – “glorious coffee”.
What a glorious take on life, the universe and everything! Life is worth living for the special moments we’re blessed with and we should indeed cherish each and every one of them. Just felt I had to drop this comment! Though a tad late, have a great 2012.