My body flitted about
while my mind remained elsewhere;
my muscles were overly-accustomed to this routine.
I was totally absorbed in my thoughts
in the beauty of what I had seen
in the imagines engrained in my head
in the dreams that were awakening within me once more
in the passionate silence of my heart -
all it could do was mourn the lack of opportunity.

I sighed,
dramatically.
A waste of time –
no one was present to capture the sadness
of the moment.
My actions led me to the table.
It was already set.
Lunch was already prepared.
I was hungry.

And yet….

Words swirling in my head
made it impossible to think
impossible to breathe
impossible to eat.
So down I sat
and began:

My body flitted about
while my mind remained elsewhere….