when time stands still
clouds pause for thought
single blade of grass
comes into focus
aware of surroundings
for the first time seeing
what has always been there
sitting in the audience
watching yourself on stage
rare opportunity to review the
performance of a lifetime
critiquing without prejudice
single thespian on the playbill
moments of self-reflection
startle when unprovoked
welcome intruder interrupting
deceit of distractions
walking through a field
remembering exactly the scene
from a dream never forgotten
in a place you've never been before
only realizing now the significance
as time shifts present to past
moving backwards to the
defining moment
like a room full of dominoes
strategically placed interweaving patterns
intended for knockdown completion
seeing only now the flaw in the design
