Moments

Sometimes

It's hard for me

To live in the moment

As it is presented

My mind

Will reach back

And pluck a time

From the past

Make me absorb it

Digest it

Again and again

Until

Somehow

I break free

And move on

Sometimes

My mind

Reaches forward

And paints a future

For me to contemplate

At times horrible

At times resplendent

Sometimes

My mind

Hovers just above

The moment at hand

Rendering me

A spectator

Of the present

And not

A participant

So in these rare moments

When I can immerse myself

In now

Take stock of my reality

And form a smile to my lips

I am extra grateful

Especially since my mind

Has been wandering so much

As of late

Sleep has been elusive

And smiles

Even more so