What Matter Now

What matter now the past is gone forever we really only can live for today
And life of course it just goes on as usual the birds sing in the wood across the way
Our worries compared to some are very little but people somehow manage to get by
Hope springs eternal in the human spirit our survival will is a hard will to deny.

Each morning on the radio news sad stories of wars that cause injury, death, famine and create refugees
In Nations that are distant from our borders in war torn cities far beyond the seas
Compared to the problems of the Stateless and the homeless our little worries must seem very small
Our setback yesterday not worth remembering and not for human historians to recall.

What matter now we can only live in the present though the present for many is a tragic time
Especially for the victims of the war criminals than crimes against humanity there is no greater crime
Two days ago our old car rendered a write off when a semi trailer smashed it hard up the backside
In retrospect we were so very lucky we were not even injured where we could have died.

What matter now the past is gone forever the present is what only matter now
And father time he never does respect us though to father time we are obliged to bow
The present really is what only matters and yesterday it has forever gone
Compared to some in life we are so lucky but against all odds they seem to battle on.