It could have been yesterday
or eons ago.
There’s no way to stop
time or its flow.
We often speak
of “the days of yore.”
It’s the time that’s elapsed
since the time of before.
It’s hard to define
such an infinite word
that’s used to convey
“it’s already occurred.”
There’s no turning back
and undoing the past;
we can study and learn
and its lessons are vast.
So think hard how you want
your story recorded
and make sure your decisions
are much weight afforded.
Do you want to be
when your epoch is told;
the one who is scorned
or the one who’s extolled?
Tomorrow is looming
so this I implore…
When you make your decisions
think about “yore.”
Patricia Gibson-Williams
December 11, 2004
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