Pause

Gazing out at lush paddy fields in Ubud, Bali

Moving in slow motion
While the world rushes on
Numbly satiated like a well-fed cat
I pause.

These thumbs don’t need twiddling now
My mind ebbs
Recedes to a decided stillness
Away from the arc lights,
I pause.

Searching for an elegant temperament
That dispassionate passion
Outside inertia’s sinister door,
I pause.