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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