An Hour and a Half

An Hour and a Half
(April 10, 2011)
The world is turning
My mind is spinning
My body is shaking
My thoughts are buzzing
My impatience is merely a side effect
Of having so much to do
And so little time
For 6 days
I forgot to breathe
I didn’t know how to slow down
The dizziness didn’t subside
It’s like my brakes were broken
And I couldn’t stop
Then you caught me
Just barely
We talked, flirted, and laughed
Stopped filtering our thoughts
And laughed some more
And slowly
My world came into focus
By the time we said goodbye
I was smiling and breathing
I felt calm and still
For the first time in a week
I don’t know how you did that
From so many miles away
But I just want to say
Thank you