Ruminate

I ruminate
  replay
  rewind, then
  repeat things
        over
        and
        over
           when my brain just      takes off
                                    on its own course,
                         imagining a what if scenario
                              and the possible outcomes
                                               of different decisions
                                                              conversations
                                                              detours.

It’s not like I can change anything – past
                                                 now
                                                 future.

Some essences of stories are there,
     but they aren’t clean
                         clear or
                         complete.

Still, my mind keeps going
                    keeps pushing
                    keeps going back
      in     different          directions,
                 as I try to figure out
                      what I’m supposed to do with
                      what’s in front of me.

I’m not even sure
     there’s anything to find,
               but that logic
                    doesn’t stop
                              calm
                          or slow down what’s in my head.

Am I looking for something
                        significant?
   Or trying to find a story
             that doesn’t exist?