Prisoners of Our Own Protections

We are Prisoners of our own Protections
trapped by fears of former lives

We try to paint our lives in broad strokes
when instead its pointillism our pictures need
one dot upon another
our puzzled peace of mind is laid

Today is not in 20 years
today is not tomorrow
today is only today

20 years does not come in one day
yet one day can come in 20 years.