Present

I just want to sit here
Still in this moment
It won’t last forever
In a blink it will be gone

A second of contentment
Joy and anticipation
This moment, it’s rare
Yet so desperately sought for

One moment, so precious
Wearing satin and lace
I don’t want to share
Left alone with its caress

Sharing it might change its color
Like a leaf in autumn
Transforming over night
Dropping and falling, hitting bottom

Or it could squeeze me like a panic
Locking me up tight
Others with their opinions
Holding me with straight-jacket might

This moment is mutable
Shiftable, damagable
Like a wrinkle to an iron
With nothing left to say

If I think at all I’ll blow it away
Like a wrecking ball through a window
The bigger picture gone with a crash
Replaced by shattered glass

This moment feels of folly
Like a school girl’s joy
Naive innocence dreaming of
What its like kissing boys

Just here, just now
My heart’s single beat
My breath inhaled pauses to hold this second for one…maybe two more

Absent of thought with no expectation
Alone in a moment meant just for me
I am caught up with living this second
Present