everything changes all at once

at times

it seems that nothing changes.

there are

long stretches of months

into years

where all is the same.

you lie

in bed and listen

to the rain,

the wind outside.

it's the same bed,

the same

house.

what seems like forever,

your life goes on

as always.

the seasons change and you

are still

who you were

yesterday

and the day before.

there is little change in you.

and then

one morning you wake up

and everything

is different.

everything.