THE NOW CONTINUUM

THE NOW CONTINUUM Now might linger forever, or be a mere instant Yet an end to the present may look ever distant It fights for survival about which it is so insistent But it may struggle to be defined as a continuum As from the past, the future is anxious to come So try relishing this moment, however transient When or if, the world in our mind ceases to spin All sorts of adjustments to time must then begin And a reset requires more than a password or pin Maybe now is an old concept that has had its day It can be redefined with some disregard, anyway But do not shrug it off, as might some insouciant The idea of now does maintain its certain appeal But to academics, it still must prove that it’s real It needs clear thought, but also how it might feel There will always be time to ask the question why When the past has passed, and the future is nigh Acceptance of a theory could be quite sufficient