Superfluous

Moments captured & pasted into a book

Step by step,
breath by breath,
regardless the pace,
regardless the day,
that's the cadence,
one right after another,
no matter our lot in life,
our nationality, philosophy,
geography, age, sex,
gender or preferences. 

Step by step,
breath by breath,
that's the cadence,
so much of the rest
seems superfluous,
but at the time
so vital and serious
as we plod and push along.

Vineyard road in St. Helena, CA.

Snapshots and candlelights,
moments captured
and pasted into a book,
or posted online,
or flipped into a box,
expressions frozen in time,
lives documented and suspended.

Portraits and announcements,
memories marking milestones,
fleeting and fragile,
drowned out 
by the next moment 
that's racing to be
the next one. 

Step by step,
breath by breath,
oh to let go 
of the rest.