“ . .if people were more preoccupied with the past, maybe the events that overwhelm us would be fewer . . at least while you’re sitting still in your own room, you don’t do anyone any harm.”  WG Sebald

 

preoccupied with the past

not reminiscing

remembering

history

        from where things began and then subtly quietly moved through time to date 

precedence

people tend to be myopic

theres todaythey live in the momenteyes down  watching their feet

                                                                               Worthwhile

but they cant remember what happened three days ago

                                                        24/7 hustles them through their lives they pant for whats next 

unfolding

          they cant remember two days ago

a disservice rendered we shell out for

Old news. Old news? Why should I be interested in old news?

                                                                  I wouldn’t read yesterday’s newspaper. nice proclamation if they actually read rather than were told

 

we ought to be interested

                           we crawled before we walked walked before we were hobbledused a cane walker or wheelchair before we decided to sit it out  walking was no longer worth our effort

 

he was preoccupiedhis memory long

it wasnt easy to maintain

     maybe thats it

                         its easier more convenient to let  it   go

0949,  Sunday,  15  8. 21

1139,  Monday,  16  8. 21