Life

It was not in my hand to cling to the past the pull of the future was too much I had to let it go, let it slip away It recedes to oblivion but it doesn't give up its sway I am present in the present but my heart is in past in my dreams I see things that didn't last From the ruins of yesterdays I build today Though I know I will move to another tomorrow someday This is life tempting, tormenting and transient For my solace this understanding is sufficient