Hi everyone! 👋 I’m thrilled to be here representing the Ink & Alchemy Community ✨ During National Poetry Month, @Jason Strickland from Art of Poetry has invited us to explore daily prompts alongside the Alive Poets Society 📜🖋️ Here’s my Day 1 National Poets Society challenge! I wrote this poem reflecting on a moment of clarity and transformation while I was on the bow of a boat off the shores of Key West, Florida. It’s about stepping back, seeing life differently, and choosing to live for myself. ⸻ The Moment Everything Changed Sitting on the bow of a boat, Canned beer in my hand In the middle of the commotion Snorkel mask, a giant fishbowl I thought to myself: There is more to this potion Than work, eat, sleep, repeat I can fly away I can create I can swim in a new ocean In that moment—endless blue Striking orange, yellow, and new The sun kissed my face The water lit my soul I decided— To love my life To live for more