Eternity

Before time before space before matter
Eternity existed
It sat through it all
Unchanging unbending through it all
Eternity was lonely
There was no one to talk to
No one to love
No one to hate
There was nothing
Nothing to lay on
Nothing to hold
Oh endless eternity
Why exist
When nothing exists
Except you
Eternity was so lonely
It decided to have other beings
So it split itself
Into three parts
The past
The present
The future
The past was a girl
Who always remembered the loneliness
 But is trapped in it
She always feels nostalgic
But  isn't willing to move on
Always
Looking behind
Stuck
In eternal memories
Never looking 
Towards her siblings 
The present 
And the future 
The present is a man
Bravely marching forward
Never looking back
But in doing so
He neglected the past
He acted without care
And disregarded the future 
He never cared 
And he never would 
The last child 
Was the future 
A child of myriad possibilities 
A child 
That can be anything you want it to be
 A child 
That kept looking towards the yonder 
Wondering what lay ahead 
While neglected 
By the past and the present 
The future 
Turned out 
Nonexistent 
And heartbroken 
Their father 
Returned them 
To their origin 
Once again 
Leaving eternity 
All alone

Copyright © Vincent Ola-Oni | Year Posted 2023

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