The Mask

Time is the mask that all memories wear,
  as feelings age within

Time is the bridge where eternity walks,
  each footstep to begin

Time is a voice spoken only inside
  where denial cannot hear

Time is the measure of what’s yet to come
   —in moments far and near

(Santa Fe New Mexico: February, 2019)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Gauthier Avatar
February 1, 2019 at 11:30 PM
Awesome, Kurt. A definite FAVE for me.
Behm Avatar
February 1, 2019 at 11:51 PM
Thanks
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