Here and Now

 

Yesterday I hated the color green

Because when I was sick

That was the color of

The sheets on my bed.

 

Today I laid down

In the coolness of the grass

To watch the birds building

Their nests in the trees.

 

Yesterday I cursed the rocks

That I tripped on

And cut my leg

As I climbed the hill.

 

Today I lingered

In the shade of

An old cave as

The sun burned the Earth.

 

Yesterday the waters

Almost took from me

My breath before my sister

Drug me ashore.

 

Today a boat brings

My love to me.

The child of my mind wanted

Lessons in black and white

 

But your face is pink

And your eyes are blue.

Your smile is sunshine

To a darkened room.

 

I know you, too,

In the gray

Of a sullen mood

And the red of a rage.

 

There are no answers

To fit like pieces

Of a puzzle.

 

Truth is what is

Important today.

It fits in only

Here and now.

 

 

B. Benjamin                                                                                         

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