We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment - Hilaire Belloc

DISTRACTIONS

SEE

Through the slits of my eyes

I see diffraction

fringes of light and dark

flood in as distraction

TOUCH

Muscles in my body

thicken into contraction

when you touch my skin

immediate distraction

HEAR

Trying to concentrate

my ears pick up a fraction

of conversations around

a welcome distraction

TASTE

Someone is talking to me 

I'm in a state of inaction

chocolate in my mouth

melts into distraction

SMELL

Thinking of tomorrow

something triggers reaction

the smell of cut grass

grows into distraction

(c) Mindful Mimi - December 2008

Thanks to  for prompting this poem on the theme of Distractions.