So much time passes in a year, and it can be daunting

how much can be inflicted on or by someone in that time.

More time feels wasted when you meditate on one simple minute.

In that minute we can stop

look at the leaves on the tree sway from one direction to another

while one thought

merges into a new one. Perhaps it takes you on a memory

into your childhood where you are making sense of the world. making sense of the plans

your parents came up for a summer because there was nothing in between

For my siblings and I, we went to discover Mexico

For my parents, they were going back home.

And just like that, a minute passes

but that memory, for me, was an eternity. And here, I waste away

my day like all the other days

drinking and smoking

waiting until something changes.

But we all understand,

that you can’t change the weather. So if there is a storm hovering your head

will you let it soak you? Or will you put a raincoat on and grab an umbrella?