i sat on yesterday’s lap
thinking about tomorrow
forgetting about today

remembering pain
reflecting on joy

letting tears drip down my cheeks
speaking softly
in senselessness
focusing
on the beat
heard within my chest
the rhythm of the soul
dancing alone
on tippy tippy toes
finding freedom
in
a slow purposeful breath
inhaling purity
exhaling contamination

lying so still
that the breeze
doesn’t touch
feeling only the heat
of the sand

not looking for understanding
of me
or
for me

taking
this moment
for total
abandonment

embracing
this sensation

tucking
the feel away
for another day