~ two thoughts ~
The future — the past
tomorrow — yesterday
gears of time turn so fast
moments slip away
we fret what we missed
or obsess our destiny
yet today is all there is
forget the was — the will be
days yet to unfold
ones that slipped away
are not days in our control
we only have today
why stare at the clock
panicked by what may come
slow down — learn to walk
stop running to and from
forget what’s come and gone
wondering why or when or how
we get lost looking beyond
better to truly be here – NOW
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time
ever accelerating
in spiral linearity
time
escaping into the future
tethered to the past
ever present in the now
time
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rob kistner © 2022
Poetry at: The Sunday Muse