Promise of Now

With fleeting breath, find my ground,

Promised heart wound tight, spellbound.

Answers I hold, though none are heard,

Answers lie within, just not with a word.

Looking back to past mistakes, they call,

Can’t dwell in this past long, it’s a wall.

Firm roots, planted on the ground,

In shadows past, new wounds abound.

Eyes dart ahead, the future in tow,

Endless promises, o how they glow.

Firm roots, planted on the ground,

In mirrors light, now will be found.

In the present, I find my place,

Shadows stretch, I need not chase.

In the present, I find my grace,

Mirrors light, should not race.

Pasts behind with future unknown,

Promise of now, I do not walk alone.

Futures ahead with past time shown,

Promise of today, will not disown.

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