Right in this moment a child is born
And right in this moment another one left.
Right now, a bone breaks and a muscle gets torn
And right now, someone carefully takes a first step.

Right now, loud laughter is filling a room
And right now, someone is breaking down crying.
Right now, a couple tells each other "I do"
And right now, another decides to give up on trying.

Right now, a child says "mum" for the first time,
And right now, a woman knows hers will never see light.
Right now, someone spends their first leftover dime
And right now, someone knows they won't eat dinner tonight.

Right now, someone won a million or more
And right now, someone lost everything to disaster.
Right now, someone's smiling at the waves on the shore
And right now, someone watches them rise faster and faster.

Right now, one first kiss,
Right now, one scraped knee,
Right now, "you'll be missed"
And right now, one "we'll see".

Right now, one "let's try again",
Right now, one "but how?",
Right now, and right now
And right now, and right now.

Right now, one A plus,
Right now, one "we're friends",
Right now, one "to us"
And right now, one fight ends.

Right now, one loud cheer,
Right now, one new thief,
And I – I am here
And I breathe. 

(2021)