today

each morning i open my eyes
i recite the oath that made me wise:

those who hurt me
i do forgive
no hate in me
i love life and live

learn
improve
grow
it’s all i know

i meditate on my destination
and glory screams
loud
i recall my journey so far
and feel proud

a snapshot of a place i’ve been
and souvenir of things i’ve seen;
today is a passing phase
and not the place that i’ll always be

though all of us are passing days
nobody knows me
unless they know
my coming days
where i’m going

this picture you see of me
today
is nothing but a glimpse

this is not the full picture

today is a vantage point
that i use to look at the past:
the old todays
and the future:
the brand new todays
that i’m yet to define

i’m weak today
but i was weaker yesterday
tomorrow
i’ll be even stronger

i lack this and that today
but i had a lot less in my hands yesterday
and tomorrow
i will lack even less

you don’t know me
until you know
where i’m going
for today
is a thin line
dividing who i used to be
and who i want to be

for as long as i have this understanding
i’m fine
i’ll have my wits about me
when under dark clouds
or on cloud nine

i’ll live my life because it’s mine
and not judge my life
based on today:
based on
a fine line
that is on
my timeline