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Time's Arrow

Free Verse
C++
timeentropymemorytemplates
template<typename Time>
class Moment {
private:
    std::optional<Time> past;
    std::optional<Time> future;
    
public:
    // Each moment holds its own entropy
    auto flow() -> void {
        while(past.has_value()) {
            future.reset();
            past = std::move(future);
        } // time flows one way
    }
};
Created by Poetic Source

Written in modern C++ style, using templates and smart pointers to create a metaphor for the passage of time. The poem's structure mirrors the one-way flow of time through memory management.

Utilizes C++17 features including std::optional and auto return type deduction. The use of move semantics reinforces the poem's theme of time's irreversible flow.

Explores the arrow of time through the lens of computer memory, drawing parallels between entropy in thermodynamics and the progression of program state.