Again
August 7, 2010 § 16 Comments
My Then is sometimes so distant
My Now never here for long
My From Here To Eternity just a mirage my heart paints
And so I run track
On my life’s timeline
Doing suicides from the 16 yr old me
To the 30 yr old me
Out of shape so I’m out of breath
Sweating my fears my worries
Drowning in my perspiration
Dehydrated from my losses
I should be resting in my now
That’s where you are
Scattered in my past
Sometimes I run by you
Phantom images in my future
Sometimes I’m running with you
Other times I run from you
In sprinting back and forth
I have lost my now with you
And I want it back
So I’ve decided to sit in my present
To find you again
To walk with you
Again
Splash of Expression 
excellent,
life is about all like that,
we learn…
beautiful poem!
I have Yoga and Eckhart Tolle to thank for this outlook!!
I so enjoyed reading your poem. The piece…
“So I’ve decided to sit in my present
To find you again
To walk with you
Again”
…really stuck with me and has me reflecting on what I’m doing now.
Another excellent poem. Thanks for sharing.
Ohh David that means so much to me!
this was a great play of words!!
Often we lose ourselves in our past, or make ourselves fuzzy in our future… eventually missing out on our Nows… when infact, all that really matters is every such NOW!
I really enjoyed this inspiring poem… it has a lovely message to it
Exactly!! It’s not so much the thoughts but the emotions associated with those thoughts that drive people crazy when they become overwhelmed with Then and What Could Be. (Borrowed from Eat, Pray, Love) But Today is so important because you can never re-do today, you can’t get it back. Which out of all these categories of time, leaves the present more precious.
I am no stranger to those “suicide” sprints they make you do at soccer practice… what a play on words!
Check out my (wo)manifesto: http://robotcupcake.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/fat-feminist-artists-together-a-womanifesto/
My first encounter was on the basketball court. Great Link! If I’m ever out in Oregon I’ll let you know.
Awesome work my dear friend….very inspiring. Sending you love xx
Thanks, Amanda!!
Nice wordplay and usage of time!
Thanks Curtis : )
Surely, my favorite
Great one, you’ve such a way with words and I love reading you :3
“Now” is the only gift we really have … Good job!
Thank you for the inspiring poem. 🙂 Keep on inspiring others!