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The poetic city: “These Days”

Mar 06, 2023 • Creative Writing, Parks and Outdoor Areas/Leisure, Places

Sometimes, “these days” are a reminder of “those days we need.”

These Days

When I think about the future,
it seems easier to think about the bad
than the good…
It has been this way for a while.
When thinking about the past,
it seems easier to think about the good
than the bad…
After all, the past got me
to the present.
In the present things are
neither bad nor good –
they are just what they are.
That’s where the future is
pouring into the past…
That’s where the action is.
Reece Burka
2/27/2023

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