In the Meantime

There is no Mean Time

If you hurry up tomorrow

If you brush off yesterday

If you can’t look today in the eye

Maybe you think “in the meantime”

If you borrow yesterday’s time

Compare today to what used to be

If you dread tomorrow’s passing time

Maybe you think, “in the meantime”

If you think today’s the best you’re going to get

If you think tomorrow’s not going to be much better

If you made no difference from this and yesterday

Maybe you think, “in the meantime”

If you think “in the meantime, I lived yesterday”

If you think, “in the meantime, I’ll live today”

If you think, “in the meantime, tomorrow will be”

Maybe you’re thinking needs changing

Yesterday’s happenings prepared you for today

Today’s ponderings prepare you for tomorrow

Tomorrow’s not to be lived out too soon

For my friend, there is no “in the meantime.”