I’m not ahead, I’m not behind
I’m right where my feet are
The day is open like a door
And I don’t go too far
I feel a pulse in ordinary things
A cup, a step, a sound
Like life is quietly choosing
To come around
I stop negotiating with time
I stop asking it to wait
I’m in the middle of now
And it feels like air
Nothing pulling at my sleeve
Nothing heavy there
I’m in the middle of now
And I stay
Letting everything move
Anyway
There’s confidence in gentle motion
A steadiness in pace
I don’t need to be louder
To take my place
Your name is not a flare in my mind
It’s softer than that
More like a calm returning
When I exhale
I don’t need a perfect reason
I don’t need a grand frame
I’m in the middle of now
And I’m enough
Not chasing after anything
Not giving up
I’m in the middle of now
Let it be
The simple kind of clarity
In me
If tomorrow changes everything
I’ll still have this today
