Time, And Again

L I f e’ s    c y c l e

Waiting here on the distant edge of forever,
Standing in favor of another cruel dawn,
Watching as the night’s last few stars twinkle
Quietly into that gathering blue sky above.  

These times we’ve shared fade into time
Setting off on the long march into oblivion,
Remembered by fewer each passing day,
As the inevitable void embraces us all.  

Between this beginning and that end,
Lie the differences in each of our stories,
Playing like an old movie in a deserted
Hall where the lights are forever dimmed.  

When the music does come to an end,
And gravity finally looses its hold on us,
As we set sail again, on one more new
Adventure, traveling into a distant future.  

Where time plays no part, and keeps
No record of our passage, or presence,
Whether we will be together then or not,
Only the shadows will know for certain.  

If such a time and place ever exist again,
Where the heart can be free from worry,
Won’t you join me there for the interval
Measured ‘twixt one breath and the next?