Time and Existentialism
Forward in Reverse
“Perhaps the future is not somewhere ahead, but something we have left behind.”
What are we advancing to?Advancing, really, are we?Advancing or receding?Who keeps the count?
Our towers scrape the heavens;our hearts forget the ground.
We measure every distanceexcept the one within.
We stretch our handsto reach the stars,yet not toward each other.
Perhaps the futureis not somewhere ahead,but somethingwe have left behind.
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Dua Fatima