I keep treading on snails

And you see

I really don’t like killing things

Anything 

Spiders, flies, insects, and snails

And today

I wondered 

What the lesson was

And now I think I know

I need to look 

where I’m putting my feet

This may sound obvious 

But what I really mean is

I need to be more grounded

In the morning

when I tend to tread on snails 

I’m in a rush

I’m in my routine 

I need to get to work 

I need to get the kids ready

And so my eye aren’t looking 

Where they should 

They are looking in 

Instead of out

And so I am rushing along

With my life 

And so missing most of it

As it floats by

Is it really so difficult 

To be present