Body Present, Mind Absent

Riding on the train.
Reading that book.
People all around me.
Body present, mind absent.

It’s another meeting.
Somebody rambles on.
My thoughts go astray.
Body present, mind absent.

Boisterous party.
Host is saying something.
My eyes are on the i-phone.
Body present, mind absent.

Hands on the wheel.
Foot on the gas.
Worrying about my deadline.
Body present, mind absent.

On the death bed.
Time ticking away.
Wondering what could have been.
Body present, mind absent