The Chronicle of Existence

I am a river,

Always going forward.

With my touch,

Boys become men,

And the very stones turn to dust.

I am so powerfull that nothing escapes my grasp,

But so subtle that I can be observed by nothing.

The only clues to my existence,

Are my effects.

I am all around you,

Yet I am nowhere.

I affect every aspect of your life,

Yet you have never seen me.

I am forever,

And gone in an instant.

I was here before all,

And I will be here long after it is all gone.

I watched the very formation of the stars,

And was a witness to the birth of life.

I am eternal,

Yet I am gone in a mere second.

I bring hope,

And tragedy.

Pain,

And happiness.

I am the manical ticking of the clock,

Driving the world toward insanity.

I am the death of everything,

And the cause of life.

I am measured by the steady dripping of water,

And I am the eternal silence In between those drops.

I am inexplicable,

I am Inescapable,

I

Am

Time.

Author's Note

A poem a day.....(Insert witty slogan here)

Reviews

[DeerInHeadlights]

IT IS just such a big thing.. too much for the mind when you comprehend.. really time is the beginning and ending of everything.. what we measure everything by.. and we squander and wish it away for the next event.. like the weekend.

good write. drew me in..

[JoshuaCmngs]

I'm sure you can imagine my predicament, being tortured by the questions that I simply cannot answer. Human curiosity really makes me mad, because it won't go away, and no matter how much you feed it, it only wants more.