I woke up already tired
I sat there a minute
before deciding anything
My feet hit the floor
and I didn’t rush
I’m standing here
longer than I meant to
Nothing felt urgent
enough to move for
The room stayed quiet
while I caught up
I stayed where I landed
The clock moved
without my help
I’m still standing here
This is where I am
Nothing’s moved yet
I checked the room again
nothing had changed
My hands stayed empty
on purpose
I took a breath
and let it go nowhere
I stayed with the pause
longer than usual
My body stayed put
my mind wandered
I felt the pull
and didn’t answer it
I noticed my breathing
then stopped counting it
Time kept going
I didn’t follow
I’m still standing here
This is where I am
Nothing’s moved yet
The room kept its distance
I felt the pull
and didn’t answer it
My shoulders dropped
nothing else did
I let the silence
finish its sentence
My feet stayed planted
without reason
I waited for a signal
none showed up
I stood there
like I’d arrived early
The day hadn’t asked
for me yet
Nothing pointed me forward
I let the room
finish waking up
I stood without bracing
for impact
I didn’t take a step
just to prove it
I remained
between steps
on purpose
I’m still standing here
This is where I am
Nothing’s moved yet
I stayed
where the moment left me
I stood inside the pause
without naming it
The air moved past
I didn’t join it
I’m still standing here
this is where I am
nothing’s moved yet
and that’s enough