Do not abide in the past,
it destroys the now.
Do not assume the future,
it denies the present.
Heart lingering,
future questing,
rejecting happiness
gifted for today.
Depression, doom,
a kismet of failure,
life’s lot
to wallow in the gloom.
Live the moment,
blessed new dawn,
history buried,
future unwritten.
Yesterday cannot be altered,
tomorrow not fashioned.
Today is yours –
shape, embrace,
breathe.
© ChrisNedahlDecember2015