Right Now: The Beginning

the new beginning 

has reached its end

 

new places and faces

are as common as the old 

 

unfamiliar territory 

now repetitive scenery

 

with time running its own race

i’ve barely had time to catch up

 

yesterday still feels like today

and tomorrow is a year away 

 

but the overwhelming skitter of the shoes

from those always in a hurry

 

is now one sound

one sound in the back of my mind

 

no longer a new school

not yet an old one

 

in-between past and present

it’s time for a new life to begin