Time Span

How long must I stand here

behind family and friends?

Will this flame remain constant

or last long enough,

To signal my direction

back to the beginning,

before this long pause.

Let us not let this season slip through our fingers 

time has a way of letting things flow,

Unspoken tears hold words inside water 

fading from view before we're completely aware

Softly we struggle and gently we weep,

it will be daylight only a few moments longer

We've blinked and it's midnight

decades have sped somewhere

while clocks on the wall fumble

and time sleeps,

It seems like only yesterday you were here

present in my world

And now?

Gone longer than I think I can remember

or even dare to admit ...

Reviews

[Hi]

"Unspoken tears hold words inside water
fading from view before we're completely aware"

This part is very good I think. It could; probably should be a stand alone piece.

[Alisa Js]

Hello Matt,

Thank you for the kind words..

Alisa :-)