Mere Moments

There are in life Mere moments of meaning Spaced thoroughly throughout A world of monotony Where time stretches like taffy For what seems like endless days Only for a second to come With the power to change everything The precise instant you fall in love When you are dismantled and rebuilt Within a single breath A step you take forward Towards another end of time That didn't seem to matter But in truth made the difference Between life as it could have been And life as you wake to each day These seconds, minutes, moments That decide where and who we are Are the true essence of a lifetime Otherwise vacant and meandering The challenge then becomes Seeing them as they happen And making sure they are well spent Instead of merely passing by Like so many wasted dreams