Your Next

What will the past look like
In a few months or hours,
In a few years or days?

The minds that ask their brains
Don’t score as well as those
That first check with the tools,

But still, if it’s not all
The same, it’s not so far
From one guess to the next.

If you find us, by day
Or night, we’re sure we’re past
Days and nights where you are.

And if you don’t find us,
If we’re lost in the dirt
Or wiped clear so we weren’t,

We’ll bet you’re still in your
Past, such as it is, as
You guess your best what’s next.