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    Willow posted in the group National Poetry Month

    1 month, 3 weeks ago

    Reality of Now

    we could spend our time talking
    catching up on our day to day
    going over little details
    cover the minutiae

    but that seems like such a waste
    we have…right here
    right now
    no more than that
    and who knows when you’ll be back

    so let’s drop the illusion
    that there’s any more time…
    than…this

    life offers no guarantees
    so can’t we just…be?
    when the ache gets too potent
    and the need grows too great
    you reach out
    and I eagerly reciprocate

    we express our emotions clearly
    with each instinctively placed word
    and every passionate kiss
    as one of us drops to knees
    and the other fumbles for a grip
    clawing at the edges of sanity
    while lips engulf and squeeze
    tether stretched beyond bearing

    we take these gifts with greed
    so let’s not talk about tomorrow
    yesterday already came and went
    right now…
    let’s just be present
    ensuring our time is well spent

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    • We used to say “seize the day, seize the hour,” and after reading your poem Willow, I might add, “the time is now, seize the power”. The power of camaraderie and not allowing anything to stand in the way. I think Anise Nin would be happy with your poem, Willow. It is alive with the passion of sharing experiences of the now. Beautifully written, Willow.

      • Honestly, now is all we can really be sure of. If we don’t invest in it fully, there won’t be much of a tomorrow, will there? Thank you, Curt

    • I love these present poems. Don’t think about the past or future. think of the now. love

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