Day Tripping
Do you remember your last day trip?
Who were you with?
What were you doing?
What made it memorable?
I remember one of my last day trips.
It wasn’t anything special,
we had just taken paratransit
to the local Target
and were sipping on a Starbucks.
We had just made plans
for future daytrips.
I called to make a ride reservation
when her phone rang.
I rolled away,
so we both could have privacy.
I rolled back in shock,
only for her to be in shock.
What should have
and had been,
a simple day trip,
had us tripping
and not for good reasons.
I had been told
I no longer had paratransit.
We were no longer in the service area
She had been told
You have cancer.
We rode home in utter silence,
not knowing what to say
as we processed
the day our lives changed.
It is now 14 years later
and we are more then survivors.
She overcame cancer
and I have overcome
learning how to shelter in place
long before we even had words for it.
It's a day trip
we will always remember
because we were reminded
how precious each moment is.
We never know
what will happen,
or when,
or how,
or why.
We learned this
each moment is precious
for what it is.
Don’t worry about the past
or the future,
just focus on the adventure
of each moment
and enjoy the day trip.
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