Black Poetry : I Am Not Later

watzinaname

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I am not later
I am now
Not merely when
life is more convenient anyhow
I exist in this plane
although I may be curious about others
And would probably be more comfortable
in other dimensions if I had my drothers
But
tomorrow is not promised
not even at a minute before midnight
60 seconds is more than enough time
for all that's wrong to overshadow what's right
Maybe I should
Kiss every grain of sand
going through that hour glass
The older I get
The faster time seems to pass
Time is indeed precious
It's not just a noteworthy cliche
Just pondering bout the many years
That have sped past my way
I appreciate what I have accomplished
but I have so much more to do
I'm thinking that being healthy and sage
isn't something your golden years always afford you
If indeed the blessing of advanced age
is mine to behold
Not everyone is so blessed to live long
enough to become old
All the more reason to seize the day
Not tomorrow, but today
Yes, this very day
I am not later
I am now...
 
watzinaname said:
I am not later
I am now
Not merely when
life is more convenient anyhow
I exist in this plane
although I may be curious about others
And would probably be more comfortable
in other dimensions if I had my drothers
But
tomorrow is not promised
not even at a minute before midnight
60 seconds is more than enough time
for all that's wrong to overshadow what's right
Maybe I should
Kiss every grain of sand
going through that hour glass
The older I get
The faster time seems to pass
Time is indeed precious
It's not just a noteworthy cliche
Just pondering bout the many years
That have sped past my way
I appreciate what I have accomplished
but I have so much more to do
I'm thinking that being healthy and sage
isn't something your golden years always afford you
If indeed the blessing of advanced age
is mine to behold
Not everyone is so blessed to live long
enough to become old
All the more reason to seize the day
Not tomorrow, but today
Yes, this very day
I am not later
I am now...


I am ~NOW~
No need to wait,
For a moment later...
may be too late.

come ~NOW~ and let's gaze eye to eye,
can't afford the luxury of passing it by.

All my ~NOW's~ will fade, the older I get,
we don't want to leave no room for regret.

Don't strip me of ~NOW~ ...for the moment to come
let's treat each ~NOW~ ...like it's the very last one!!

Awesome piece poet, as you can see...it moved me, thanks for sharing a piece of that treasure.
 
i am

living in the now is definitely beneficial to the EYES. Live in the moment and for the future. Past and future are not tangible. So, you have no control over either of them. Like you said, YOU ARE NOW which is simply a point in Father Time. He looks at his most worthy applicants and grants them every precious minute while Mother Nature supplies the elements for growth and advancement. You are NOW, He was then and She waits for you to join her rhythmic heartbeat. SSL
Shaiyn
 

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