Breathe

Today I walked down Sanchez Street and I breathed it all in.
Life, blue, and I mean clear blue, the lemon tree at the bottom of the hill, the antique-looking branches climbing my neighbor's doorway, the meandering twin doves that hang out on a driveway sometimes, the breeze-bruised trees, the freshly dug soil, the lovers hugging, the friends kissing, the dogs bouncing and barking and smiling, the vitality surging through me, through my muscles, through my Mother around me.
Today I breathed it in and the soundtrack in my mind got louder and truer until I had to close my eyes and pause; it feels so good to be overwhelmed.