if i just lay here
would you lie with me?

can relationships be fostered on such passivity?
can i just wait
or do the rules of engagement demand that i move/react?
i'd like to think that i would have to do nothing
but i know better than that

but it's nice to just think that i could sit and waste time
chasing cars in my head
with time swirling around me
to forget the world for a moment

like tonight
in a sea of strangers
all staring at a tree
awed by the spectacle of lights

for a moment
i forgot that my toes were freezing
i forgot that i had gum stuck to my shoe
i forgot that my best friend had to deal with a painful patient
i forgot that my sister feels drained from work
i forgot that my parents won't tell me what truly bothers them
i forgot that my work is mundane
i forgot that i hurt someone
i forgot ...

then the flashes stopped
and i stood in a sea of strangers
filled with joy
because for just another moment
i knew that everything that weighs us down
is but a pebble in a pond
barely causing a ripple
in this big cesspool of life