i’ve been to many cities,
states, and countries many miles away
i went all the way from my home in maryland
to my homes in california and in bombay
i did it all within this year
just 2025
in those moments, i felt such joy, such brightness in my eyes
but now i sit still & think, where did the time fly?
what a blessing it is
to call so many places home
but if home is where the heart is
my heart must be in pieces, taped together just by a flight or a phone
i’ve done so much,
i’ve lived this year so fast…
so tell me - how do i live in the present
when the present so suddenly becomes the past?
i try to cling onto every moment
“this only happens once in a lifetime”, i say
but when every moment is fleeting, barely ephemeral
i have to ask - “how do i make it stay?”
is it too much to ask for?
im not asking for time to stand still
the clock can keep ticking, the sun can keep rising
i’ll wake up to my alarms, and the birds can keep chirping to their will
but if there’s any chance
this fleeting moment can translate to memory
the laughter, the panic, the ecstasy, the heartbreak
it all just happened too fast, i want to feel it again in all its glory
when i’m back with my parents,
i try to reminisce the moment with them again
but now when they laugh, i see a wrinkle that wasn’t there last time
it reminds me that the moment has passed, and now not even its memory is certain
i plead with the world everyday,
just let me live this moment a little longer
but when every moment is fleeting, barely ephemeral
i have to ask - “how do i make it stay?”