Within the Gears

Life seems impassable

As the days pass away

Existence entropic

As I stop to contemplate

I wonder what I've made

I've examined the pot

I've peeked behind the screen

I've been staring at gears

For so long it seems

I'm stuck in a dream

There is no passion left

Just constructions of time

Exhausted living

Indifference finds

A crumbling mind

Yet few want the challenge

Churning with gears exposed

Most want them kept quiet

They don't want to know

The turmoil below

Though their tranquilities

Are but masquerades

I find myself forced to admit

Science confirms their pains

Their need to escape

So elaborate sorrow

Acknowledge your fears

Shake your fist at futility

It's all very real

But it won't help you heal

Think more of your moments

They're all that you have

You're a unique perspective

A capsule of sand

In an hourglass land

Tomorrow is calling

Forever for a time

Everything is fleeting

For now you are alive

For now you can fight

Someday you'll discover

Your moment has arrived

Some find it uncovered

Some find it disguised

Yet no one can hide

So treasure your seconds

Before they wilt away

Change is no stranger

Find tomorrow today

Before it fades