Standing Still

I am everything,

I am nothing.

I am but a breath

waiting to be let go.

Captive inside a hand

I used to hold.

The sun comes up now;

It rises on the hill.

The whole world is moving,

but we are standing still.

[This moment is just a picture in a frame

hanging on a wall;

waiting for your call.

This moment is paused on the television screen;

remote in hand,

we are standing still.

The whole world moves at your will]

I am everything,

I am nothing.

I’m here to replace

whatever you can’t find.

Captive inside a clock,

waiting for my time.

The sun goes down now;

on the way you feel.

The whole world keeps moving,

but we are standing still.

Written April 19th, 2006