in motion.

the world is constantly in motion.
on this premise it would be allowable to conclude:
if you went straight up from wherever you are,
and managed to stay it that one place,
when you came back down you will have traveled.
great distances taken by stillness.

that has been on my mind a lot lately.
the concept of our lives in constant motion.
we have never seen the truly still,
objects at rest being hurtled through time and space.
strapped to the planet by a mystical force.
held down by what we do not see.

what would happen if we all got off?
took a break and stayed out of motion.
it's not possible they might say:
for in stopping you would still be traveling.
high above the clouds, watch the world spin.
and maybe, just maybe,
we could stay at rest for a moment.

we are all searching, we are all lost.
the answer can not be found in motion.