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
Copyright © Jesse Andrews | Year Posted 2010
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