Tomorrow

Long ago
I was told
someday things will be better
one day you'll be happy
tomorrow there'll be sun
and you will again find joy
I shook my head
"It'll never be"
this happiness is lost to me
I reach
but can never quite grasp
tomorrow slips away
it remains always
in the distance
Then I learned
today is all we ever have
so reaching for
tomorrow's happiness
will never really work
all we can do
all I can do
is reach for
the fluttering joys of today