Simultaneity: Future's Past

After a very long time,
I watch the clouds go by
and like the birds--
they must be only half way there,
but seemingly among them--
I feel a sense of freedom,
wonder I haven't felt for a long time.

The importance of understanding
processes of change historically
is in the theoretical models
such a history will yield.
Without such historical awareness,
no such theoretical understanding
will reveal itself.