I have brought my concentration
I have brought my coffee
I have brought my mince pies and biscuits
I pay full attention
To taste the fruit in my biscuit
Similarly, to the coffee
In which I dunk my biscuit
I think about the Swami
Also the Gita
But most of all
About the words of Patanjali
Who said something to the effect
That my new project
Would breathe life into me
And so it seems to be
As I devour my second biscuit
On the side table
There is an empty can
Of caffeine-free Diet Coke
Which was one of yesterday’s projects
As was also writing a love poem
In a book which I cannot now see
Yet I can believe in it
For it contained focus
Concentration, and attention
That is for all of the while of its writing
There was an awareness of moments
There was a feeling of emotions
For how else could it be written
Now I have to tell you that I distracted myself
So it is time to return
To the coffee
To the mince pies and biscuits
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