TODAY ( or 'DON'T CRANE AND STRAIN YOUR NECK' )

trying to walk forward while looking backwards ...

TODAY

(or 'DON'T CRANE AND STRAIN  YOUR NECK')

Realize …

“Back in the day”

is a sweet and highly

selective memory,

a daydreamer’s reverie

of the best moments,

or an imagined time

in some Darker Age.

“Back in the day”

“the good ole days”

Best we not waste

nor surrender to longing

our living in this moment.

Our time is TODAY.

See the light of life in

“the Day”

TODAY,

“Back in the day,’

of tomorrow.

Reviews

[Ronald Ayers]

Dear Manchild99:

There's a lot of philosophy packed into this little poem--at least for me. Should one be nihilistic and reject all of one's past life and history that occured "Back in the day." as being irrevelant? Or should one look entirely to "today" and the future as being one's point of reference?

Today I will be like the Greek god Janus.

Good work.

Listen. would you consider submitting a poem--about the length of "Today" and a short story of 1,000 words to my online magazine: The Aegis Literary Review located at: http://aegisliteraryreview.com?

If I like your submission, I will pay you $5.00 for the poem, and $10.00 for the short story. If you are interested email me at: [email protected], and I will tell you how to submit your work.

Sincerely,
Ronald Ayers, Publisher Editor--The Aegis Literary Review

[Cherrie Palmer]

words of wisdom hidden in a rhyme, very nice

[LOUDENCLEAR]

I like the last line. We can't escape our past, but we can move on even though it tears your heart out! I enjoy your honesty. Keep writing. Don't stop.