Heads In the Clouds

Written about a month ago. I was feeling inspired after bonding with an old friend. Not one of my favorites.

It's like lying under the stars after a storm

After the ground becomes peaceful and dry

Just trying to decipher the cloud's shapes

You become fixated on one cloud when there are plenty of others

You glance at another cloud with a different shape

Then you look back at the cloud you were so intrigued with

Just to realize that it has vanished

It's like you pay attention to the wrong affair for so long
You're determined, fixated on getting the prize

Then you see something else that captures your attention

It consumes you

And like the clouds, you look back and see your admired masterpiece is gone

It's like life

We all misspend our time concentrating on the fundamentals

And we get lost so much with that..

When we glance back, the little, simple element is gone

Whether it be a person, place, or thing.. It's nonexistent

Never to take that form again

Take your time and focus on what you want, but

Don't dismiss from mind the beauty of the simple things

Just like a cloud's shape