Present

Can you think of today?
Only today? Media tells
of events of the past year,
people no longer embodied
who changed states
in the last year.
Projections abound
for the coming months,
for tomorrow and tomorrow
and those days to come.
But stop. What of today?
No, not black-eyed peas,
cabbage, resolutions,
bowl games, parades.
Not looking back or forward,
but in the moment.
Can you live today,
aware, feeling, being,
in one single solitary moment,
the fireworks not the illegal kind
set off within city limits
but metaphysical...
Can you feel your heart beat,
your blood surge, your skin
containing your essence,
your being? What are you doing,
feeling, being, this moment?
Is it important? Are you aware?
Can you think of now?