Impermanence

IMPERMANENCE Nothing seems to last more than a blink From seconds to millennia - just think: Sunsets most fleeting Chocolate you are eating Ice-cubes in coke (or lemon-and-lime ) Mascara in the rain runs faster than time Cherry blossom, soft, pink, falling Indian summers whose end is galling Teenage girls' crushes on the football squad Rap music ( almost gone now, thank God ) Narrow waistlines (without cheating) Crude oil reserves which we are greedily eating Troy, city of fabled towers Pyramids, symbols of earthly powers Mountains always eroding to the sea Stars so dim we can’t really see. Waterfalls, Montmorency or Niagara Sexual potency without viagra Don’t rely on any of these things They will fly with the swiftest wings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . NOTE As the poem progresses, the lifespan of items increases, (with the exception of the final item of course), but all are limited.