An Extra

When you need calm
Written By Lisa Snepvangers

Let me be an extra
sipping coffee in the background
listening to feet walking
up and down the road
sensing the heat changing
when speed is slowed

I close my eyes
as I hear drama arise
main character energy flows
in circles around me
leaving me to be
an extra in peace

I wrote this while sitting in a coffee shop, enjoying my hot beverage, and my peace. People around me were loud and present. And I realized, as I had before, that I’m more than happy to be sitting in the background, watching the drama unfold, from the side lines.

Lisa Snepvangers
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