Before You Think

before you think about facebook
how you flit from one screen to the next
timing your life in little electronic envelopes

before you rise and wake from dark dreams
to startle at the approximation of exotic music

before you fall into a half-sleep on the Q58
on your way home from the doctor’s office
with someone else’s city
streaming passively behind the glass

remember this moment of grace
in the kitchen making a cup of tea
recalling the deep pockets of love
you are allowed to slide into

these are the unbidden thoughts that buoy you
and that will keep you intact