an ode to the world around me

I look all around me

I see cold empty benches

Baking in the heat index

Bodies temporarily occupied

With minds fixated on lust

Dragging their feet across

A dark graveled sidewalk

I, a beaming light

Chaotically beautiful

Freckles upon my skin

Warmth within my soul

Sit upon a coffee shop chair

Radiating heat

Light refractions from the window

My aura is reflected

I can't be the only one

The exception to the rule

There's a whole world around me

I believe in beauty even if it can't be seen