Yes Now

(a remix poem)
[Original Not Now posted on 4/17/24]

Yes now,
Only now
I become the me
Of my hopes
Of my dreams
Of my youth
Wait…
My youth?
(Maybe not…)

Yes now.
Only now 
Will I stand on my own
Surrounded by love
So much love, yet
No protector needed
Just me

I’m outside and inside
And upside down
New routes
Old routes
No need to be found
For I never left
Really

Living day to day
Often gets in the way
Of the life I want
I deserve
Yet the edge isn’t the place either
The truth lies in neither

And yes, with you
From start to finish
I’ll never diminish
The impact
The hard fact
Your you
To my me
Destiny

I run
So I can stay
I cry
So I can play
And I yearn for…
No, I burn for
Now 

Yes now

Yes now

Only now

Tori Burris Inkley
4/27/24