I live in Now, a narrow space
forgetting how I reached this place.
Important then to understand
what happened when and why some planned
events in Past did not succeed
while others last and far exceed
the aims of Soon where hopes reside
and wants balloon till all collide.
The Future sings a siren tune
but what it brings may prove no boon.
The way ahead is never clear;
safer instead to shelter here
in Now and let the Past expand
though I forget much that it spanned.
But Now moves on while Past extends
till Future's gone and living ends.