A WINDOW OF TIME
YOU PEER THROUGH THE WINDOW
IN SEARCH OF DIRECTION.
ALL YOU SEE, IS YOUR OWN
REFLECTION.
WITH A ONE WAY GLASS
YOU HAVE LIMITED SELECTION.
THEY'RE TWO SIDES TO A WINDOW ,
TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
SO NOW YOU HAVE ,
TWO DIFFERENT SELECTIONS.
THE QUESTION IS ,
ARE THERE 2 DIFFERENT
REFLECTIONS ?
INSIDE OUT ,
AND OUTSIDE IN .
THE QUESTION NOW ,
WHERE TO BEGIN ?
WE LOOK INTO THE FUTURE ,
WE LOOK BACK IN THE PAST
NEITHER MOMENT ,
SEEMS TO LAST.
BETWEEN TEN FIFTY NINE
AND ELEVEN O ONE ,
A MOMENT ARRIVES
AND THEN IT'S ALL DONE.
FOR SIXTY WHOLE SECONDS ,
IT'S A POINT OF VIEW.
MY ONLY QUESTION IS
WHERE ARE YOU.?
ARE YOU IN FRONT OF THE WINDOW
LOOKING OUT ?
OR IN BACK OF THE WINDOW
LOOKING IN ?
THE QUESTION REMAINS
WHERE TO BEGIN.?
IF TIME MOVES FORWARD ,
IT MUST ALSO MOVE BACK.
MOVING THROUGH TIME ,
WE MUST TIMELY KEEP TRACK.
IF IT HAPPENS BEFORE ,
IT MUST HAPPEN AGAIN.
NOW I'M WAITING ,
FOR THAT MOMENT AGAIN.
BETWEEN TEN FIFTY NINE
AND ELEVEN O ONE
THE MOMENT ARRIVES
AND TIME HAS BEGUN.
A LIFETIME OF CHANGES ,
IN THAT ONE MINUTE OF TIME.
LOOKING OUT ,
FROM WITHIN SIDE THE MIND.
EACH SIDE OF THE GLASS ,
GIVE EQUAL REFLECTIONS ,
IN BETWEEN , ARE DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS .
PASSING THROUGH TIME ,
IS LIKE PASSING THROUGH GLASS.
WHAT GOES ON IN THE FUTURE ,
BEGINS IN THE PAST.
EVERY INSTANT HAS A REFLECTION
AS IT TRAVELS IN TIME ,
IN EVERY DIRECTION
EVERY DIRECTION RADIATES TIME
MORE THAN ENOUGH
TO ABSORB WITH THE MIND.
EVERY MOMENT
IS A CREATION OF TIME.
PEERING OUT FROM INSIDE THE MIND
EVERY MIND , HAS A UNIVERSAL
CONNECTION ,
PUPOSELY SEEN ,
IN OUR OWN REFLECTION.
Michael E.Harris
06232024
Copyright © Michael E. Harris | Year Posted 2024
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