Present Tense

To live with uncertainty is a certainty of life.

We reconcile this uneasily

but we move forward nonetheless.

My ears are ringing and 

I listen to them for a few moments

before I fall asleep at night.

It's nothing more than a steady reminder

of years spent in the presence of loud

and cathartic music

both as performer and spectator.

Recently I have been wondering

how much more I may have to give

as a performer. I feel uncertain

and that is a new feeling 

with this passion. 

I am learning to be ok with

not knowing.

Mystery must not be extinguished.

It must be left in the margins to exist.

A world where all is known is no world

for imagination. 

I move forward with my feet.

I may be unsure of the path

but I must trust them.