In This

In this time, we pause

Our lives but a haze of duty, diligence

Fatigue

we fight for moments shared, bared

Real

we cannot control the whirl, twirling

Still

the NOW abides, full, free

Here

as laughter lighted by drink

Escapes

and soul remembers

Living.

Paula Antonello, Prose. Copyright: Thursday, November 7, 2019.

Image: Girls’ Night by P. Antonello.