Here and Now
late
in the early morning
I fade
in between
realityanddreams
forgetting what panics me
indulging in what
pleases me
I rock between
dayandnight
the ending’s beginning
the beginning’s end
the present is upon me
and it
terrifies
me
what will I do with now
it is here
it was there
it will be later
but it shadows my thoughts
now
the here
is fear
unknowing
indecision
what to write on the next
page
the next criticism
the blind looks
the unconcerned passiveness
the here and now
are all that should concern
the me
and forgotten are the failures
and the faults
the memories fade
and the new developments
surprise
they are my concerns at other times
not now; not here
Copyright © Justin Presson | Year Posted 2009
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