Some Free Thinking About Time

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[Part of: Poetica Philosophica.]

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Art by Elliot Skow

As to whether time is real
Some say yes and some say no.
This dispute I’ll settle now:
Sitting still, I’ve felt time go.

I believe that what we see
As a progress of events
Is a progress of events,
Not a timeless tapestry.

The past is not a far-off place.
It’s something far more out of reach:
Almost myth and mostly air, 
Just some figurative speech.

It’s different with the future though. 
You can make it what you like:
Just step up and grab the mic,
Hold it to your saxophone, and blow.

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After “Some Free Thinking About Time” by A. N. Prior.