Present

 Sondheim wrote:

 "I'm still here."

Directors remind 

actors to be present 

and to stay

within the moment.

To be mindful is

to see life

as in a mirror.

I am here. 

I am present.

I am mindful of the moment.

I would sometimes

like a different mirror, though.

Some days I see too much.

Today, it is too small.

(c) 2022 Ellen Gillette