Between Now and Then

Between now and then

is the link, the connecting

element between the be-

ginning and the end. Now

is where I am presently,

then a place I could be

relatively, the before and

after, if you will, of where

I have been or shall be.

It’s a matter of locality,

you see, given current

positioning. Confused?

Indubitably. In the begin-

ning, I was before now,

and I shall have been in

the end. That which has

taken place between now

and then is somewhat of

a conundrum, placing you

and I juxtaposed in relative

proximity. Two steps this

way and you come before;

two steps that way and you

are after. And I being situ-

ated in the middle am rele-

gated somewhere in between

the now and enigmatic then

which has either happened

or yet to begin. Who can say

what has already occured or

shall take place then? So there,

now you have it. Some days,

now and then, I seem to

comprehend. Next time I’ll

discuss, Before and After,

a side-by-side comparison—

Me as I once was; me as
I am now.

Chris Hanch 12-28-19