Absent Mind

The clock ticks on, a steady beat,
But I’m not there in my assigned seat.
A different path, a different call,
Pulled me away from the lecture hall.

The whiteboard fills with wisdom’s trace,
While I’m elsewhere in time and space.
A choice was made, a moment seized,
Now, knowledge sought is briefly eased.

I’ll gather notes, I’ll catch the thread,
But still, the classroom fills my head.
A missed connection, a lesson gone,
Until we meet again at dawn.