I AM

Image Verna Bice

I was regretting the past and fearing the future.
Suddenly my Lord was speaking,
My name is I AM.

He paused, I waited. He continued.
When you live in the past
with its mistakes and regrets, it's hard.
I AM not there.
My name is not I WAS.

When you live in the future
with its problems and fears, it's hard.
I AM not there.
My name is not I WILL BE.

When you live in this moment,
it is not hard.
I AM here.
My name is I AM.

~ Helen Mallicoat