Only today

Today is the day that everything begins.

Time's tidewall crashes into
the dramatic locutions of Life.

Someone will become the sad victor
& extinguish the passion of the oaks.

Another will crawl through a red portal,
Their bright explorations only beginning.

Today is the day that everything breathes.

That soft filtration that hovers
Over a lotus pond—contentment.

No one remembered to stoke the furnace:
It continued to flare and churn.

A foreigner gesturing love through a mime,
Today is the day that we overcome time.

Written by
@d-pend
1/9/18