Time Is Fluid

A life is a story told in the arc of time.
Time is fluid, white as light,
And glittering with flecks of brilliance,
Liquid moments leaking away over the years.
Sometimes I feel as if I am inside a mirror
Watching my life leaking away.
The world outside seems insubstantial,
As if the present is a dream,
And only my memories are solid,
And alive, and now,
The only clear instants in the fluid of time
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Bauer Avatar
July 25, 2022 at 12:13 PM
wow! very philosophical, jim! i understand that feeling of "watching my life leaking away." so well put!
Slaughter Avatar
July 26, 2022 at 11:05 AM
Thank you, Ilene. This is what happens when one is fully retired and has far too much free time on his hands.
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