…But Where Am I Right Now?

Put the past behind me

Keep the memories in tow

One foot then the other

Keep moving, however slow

Sun forever rising, falling

Surrounding everywhere we go

Know the “why”, abide any “how”

Eyes on where I’m going

… but where am I right now?

Climb a ladder of causation

Each rung’s a concentration

of ascending through ascension

Look on up or right back down

The smile above the lower frown

Look left, right, all around

See bright abyss above and ever-distant ground

… but where am I right now?

Mirror, asking questions still?

Make me ponder my own will?

Pour my heart, for what to fill?

Count the days from none to nil?

Before the dawn and after dusk

The planted seed and wilted husk

The harvest growing what it must

Between the ashes and the dust

Curtain rise and final bow

With no crowd to bore or wow

… but where am I right now?