Still

So shall I have a profound thought today

Amidst all this open air?

With still water stretching on and on

And leaves falling without a care

Sitting talking to empty space

Because you're not there

The sun bringing sweat to my brow

The wind sending shivers up my spine

It's all an ongoing balancing act

And I can't toe the line

Regardless of every possible thought

Still the sun will shine

And what am I, amidst this air

Amidst all possibility?

A speck of dust in a finite world

A speck in a universe of infinity 

Amidst all the things I could have been -

Who am I to still be me?

Profound enough?  I don't know -

Have I fulfilled the quota of the day?

When the same wind that chills my bones

Allows the leaves to play

How can I still my tumbling mind

And find something worth trying to say?

Still sitting talking to empty space

Because you're still asleep 

Amidst this cold night warmed by you -

This shallow haven in a neverending deep 

The world will go on without me

Still - these moments are mine to keep