
I am concerned about time.
Not in an abstract way, and not as a philosophical question. I am concerned about how it is passing in my own life and how I am using it.
I notice that I delay things I say matter. I say I will begin later. I say I need the right conditions. I say I will feel more ready tomorrow.
Tomorrow arrives and I repeat the same structure.
I am concerned that I am capable of change and still choose patterns that do not move me forward.
I am concerned about the gap between what I understand and what I actually do.
I know that time is limited. I do not need to be reminded. I have enough information. What I lack is alignment between that knowledge and my behavior.
I am concerned that I spend energy maintaining routines that feel neutral but are not neutral. They keep me in place.
I am concerned about the hours that pass without decision.
I am concerned about how easily a day can be completed without anything significant happening.
I am concerned that I accept this.
I am not confused. I am not searching for meaning. I am aware of what I want to do.
I am concerned that I am not doing it.
I do not need inspiration. I do not need a better explanation. I do not need a different system.
I need to act.
This is the central concern.
I am not asking a question. I am stating a condition.
Time is passing, and I am not using it as I intend.
That is the problem.
About the Creator
Alain SUPPINI
I’m Alain — a French critical care anesthesiologist who writes to keep memory alive. Between past and present, medicine and words, I search for what endures.


Comments (1)
"I am concerned that I am not doing it." I think we all do this, thankyou for sharing a great poem xx