Sitting Here in Space

Sitting here in space
in the Now that’s all we’ve got
idly wondering what comes next
not giving it much thought
less than you’d expect
in this brief but pleasant
endless momentary present

Sensing something difficult to place
feeling something flowing by
not knowing why
something flowing all around and past
ephemeral and instantly forgotten
not meant to last

the ceaseless flow can take
a painful turn or two
leaving little in its wake
but phantoms lurking at the edge of view
and in the end, nothing new
only Now
slipping through our fingers
leaving dreamlike traces
that for a moment linger