An Ode to Time
You give us everything, yet leave us with nothing. No promises, apologies, illusions or lies. Brutal, beautiful, infinitely fruitful. Uncertain certainty, numbered skies, no reprise. Enemy, ally, invisible friend, ruler with no rule to bend. Gift us, choose us, confuse us, lose us. Contradict, inflict. Soothe, hurt, heal. Uncover or conceal. Testify to time well spent, future reflections of past events. Maker, shaker, breaker. Make us, break us, encourage the end. Leave us at a loss to comprehend the gift to exist, the unknown friend. No promises, apologies, illusions or lies. No bias, no disguise. Beautiful, brutal, infinitely fruitful.