Terrifying Present

What you truly ought to fear

Is neither the events of the past

Nor the uncertainty of the future.

For they are already shattered or do not exist.

What you truly ought to fear

Is Today, from which

No matter how hard you struggle,

You can never escape.

Recall and imagine as much as you can,

Cling desperately to past glories

And to the vanity of future dreams.

But at this very moment,

With a mocking grin,

Today’s massive grip

Is sucking in all your time.