the new beginning
has reached its end
new places and faces
are as common as the old
unfamiliar territory
now repetitive scenery
with time running its own race
i’ve barely had time to catch up
yesterday still feels like today
and tomorrow is a year away
but the overwhelming skitter of the shoes
from those always in a hurry
is now one sound
one sound in the back of my mind
no longer a new school
not yet an old one
in-between past and present
it’s time for a new life to begin
