Today, while the present exists, and the past
is done and forgotten, the future is next--
the tenseless conditions of truth never say
what I can simply supply by-y-y (y-y!) "Today. . ."

I know McTaggart and I read my Russell,
and Nathan Oaklander's my hero of date--
still B-theory founders where A-theory champions
what temp'ral indexicals state!

Today, while the present exists, and the past
is done and forgotten, the future is next--

With Quentin's semantics, two Williams' logistics
large doubt was cast over the B-theorist's way--
but Mellor revealed how indexicals cover
beliefs that prevent temp'ral stray!

"Today" thus betokens the date upon which
my co-present wishes must dutifully fix
to be first effective and then pass away,
never revived by a type-tokeni-i-ized: "Today. . ."!

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