At the Speed of Life

I sat down and watched mans great consuming need He moved quickly towards the nothing For nothing could satisfy him those things he had grasped for became dust within his hands I wondered within my silence Who he had been before he too turned to dust My choice was not to forget him for amongst his moments there were pearls Those smiles and kisses he failed to collect I listened to the music he was unable to hear Inhaled the fragrance of the beauty he had relinquished Bathed myself in the light of magnificent sunsets There in my stationary position I moved at the speed of life Within his experiences I felt the loss of his possibilities causing a single tear to drip down my face It grew, forming into a lake Upon the lake I floated with my thoughts until I panicked For I thought I would drown sink beneath my own questioning Where would I travel next now that man had disappeared A hand reached for me from above the surface of the water so I grasped for more Holding onto my great need I felt God lift me until I gazed upon His face He smiled at me and my brothers For despite our flaws We had not been forsaken!