Time

He was born on a plateau of unknown origin
Located somewhere between infinity…and eternity
A star-child who considered all beings
Of noble intent and good deed
Members of his fraternity
His mother taught him the value of truth
Whilst his Father warned of deception
They raised him well…between Heaven and Hell
Then bade him farewell…with a warning
“You’ll be an outcast…never fully understood
A destroyer of beauty whom the slothful would kill
An embracer of youth with value unlimited
From henceforth all must submit to your will”
‘Twas so he departed this essence of started
Casting shadows wherever he travelled
He waited for no one… his march was relentless
And stood by as the cosmos unraveled
A file that wears and makes no noise
Whose vision is tomorrow…whose hindsight, yesterday
Creating women from girls and men from boys
The ongoing production…The forever play
He seems so long… to those who long
And short to them… who are dying
He’s heard all word, all verse and song
And weeps not…for the dead and the crying
He is the ultimate healer…yet arbiter too
With a number picked out…especially for you
And if
His Father and Mother committed a crime
When they sent forth their son
This Demon known as Time
We can all rue the day…they made the decision
Then sit back and admire…the deadly precision
Of Time