2012

2012

By Brandon Palzkill

Another year is lost

to the swirling sands of time,

buried beyond our reach

in the drifting deserts

of eternity.

Forever lost familiar days,

eternally burned themselves

into our shifting memories

with the bittersweet

searing caress

of an absentee lover

who’s left their kiss

etched upon our lips.

We long to embrace them again,

yet we teeter at the precipice

of the future,

in eager anticipation

of the mysteries ahead of us,

the adventures in store,

the sunrise of the new

tomorrow.

We face our choice;

take a daring leap forward

into the great

unknown abyss,

or become a sturdy oak,

deeply rooted

in the safe, inviting past.

This decision waits

for everybody,

but it won’t wait all day,

we’re at time’s mercy,

one and all,

and time waits for no one.