Elapsed Gime

Today was yesterday, tomorrow will be today
I’m somewhat mixed up to what I should say,
You see the clock is reversing the time
So anything I do say is not going to rhyme. 

Everything I can do was done the day before
Those that I can’t do aren’t there anymore,
What was written to do will wait till tomorrow
But then that won’t be, as yesterday will follow. 

The here and now begins to exemplify confusion
Time here does exist but only in my delusion,
How can that time go by so fast?
Things not done today just won’t last.

Where did that time go when I was swift?
My mind elapsed, got caught in the drift,
I was so keen and really much wiser
I forgot I’m using batteries from energizer.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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May 18, 2019 at 11:49 PM
Out of all this, time passes without thinking of anything ... Yesterday, today, tomorrow, for him is nothing ... but for us it is everything ... You are good with words congrats Douglas alkas
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May 14, 2019 at 8:39 PM
So cleverly penned, Douglas! Hopefully, time comes full circle eventually... :) gw
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