Nowhere or Somewhere

Some days I wake to a revelation

and say to myself, this is going nowhere.

What is this or anywhere else, but nowhere?

Even standing still, time and place are

somewhere. The Earth, moon and

stars are out there, somewhere going

elsewhere. The motion of my thoughts

move me. Then by virtue of motivation,

I take the first step once again, and

even if only to the kitchen and coffee in the

morning, I have arrived. So it is then I realize,

I am here, and never in my life have I ever been nowhere.

I’m not yet quite awake.

There, the recliner is over there, somewhere.

I find my place and sit. For now and until I move on,

I and am here.

                              -30-

Chris Hanch 2-26-2020