Yesterday's Picture

Things could have been worse
It was a matter of stepping back

Observing the past
Shaping the present

Made the hardest decisions
To avoid repetition

Filter, separate, dispose most

Things could have been worse
Managed to stand

Yesterday's picture will stay put

Observing the past
Shaping the present

There are times when
Yesterday must mean
Nothing today
Or the next

Four cornered slate
A reminder
Of the pleasant
Once desired
Once cherished
And now erased

Look around
Fragments of an image
Living or plain dead

Four cornered slate
Hanging idle
Taking space
Once reserved
Once perserved
And now erased

There are times when
Yesterday must mean
Nothing today
Or the next