It's Not Even

It’s Not Even

It's not
Even
The moment
Before
You glance
You focus
You take into account
All that could be
Might be
But before that
A time to reflect
A time to react
To all that has been
That you’ve seen
Looking back
Into a void of things that never were
Pasts unfathomable
Choices sometimes unpalatable
But you made them anyway
Creating the way
The route that you have followed
Up to now
But then, yes
A pause
A thought
A break in the step
As you
In an infinitesimal moment
Assess your regrets
And only then do you choose
Or not
To raise your eyes towards
What could happen next

28 June 2021