It changes everything

it changes the way we get up in the morning
the way we spend our day
go to bed at night
and sleep
the food we buy
and eat
the medicine we buy
and take
the friends we have
or don't
the stores we shop at
the clothes we wear
the car we drive
the landscaping of our yard
our credit score
what we do for recreation
or entertainment
the way we look at everything
who we trust
and who we don't
what we believe in
and what we don't
what we stand up for
who we stand next to
and when we sit
the church we go to
the way we vote
what we draw
or paint
or sculpt
the poems we write
the colors we paint our walls
our weight
our self image
our self worth
and our self esteem
our blood pressure
our stress level
the way we fight
the way we speak
the way we whisper
the way we shout
our hopes
our dreams
our reality
our anger
our passion
our love

all

changed