they say
all we have is now
but what if that is not enough
I need my memories
to sustain me
in the now
treasures of my past
to lift me through
difficult times
to remind me
I was loved
that I am loved, still
I need my dreams
to lead me onward
in the now
possibilities
to buoy me through
difficult times
to reveal
the divergent paths
that I can walk upon
in the now
I need to travel back
to remind me of myself
in the now
I need to travel forward
to dream of all I can become
and in the now
sometimes I need to just
swim in the waters of time
to float on memories
and possibilities
suspended in this moment
