The Past is the Prologue to the Future

the past is prologue to the future

(statement by Senator Joe Biden in response
to accusation by Gov. Palin that we must
only look to the future)

every breath taken
every word spoken
every emotion evoked
lays down a pathway
from which you step
forward from past
to present to future.
every book read,
every conversation shared,
every embrace,
every sweet moment,
and every painful one
propels you from yesterday
to today to tomorrow.
there can be no future without
a today or a yesterday.
the past is the prologue
to the future.