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We Are But a Mere Blink

We Are But A Mere Blink


This blue marble spins like a top
 ever forward in time, never stop
Yesterday was a picture so long ago
 a bloody river in epic timeless flow

Yet we could never give up our past
 memory serves to make love everlast
Time is so like a never ending tree
 life never lasts and nothing is free

Life measured by the beats of a heart
 future seen looking back at the start 
Flesh wraps the soul so hidden within
 time erases all that has ever been

This blue marble exists for just a mere blink
Mankind lasts forever, or so WE arrogantly think!

Robert J. Lindley  , 08-12-2014

note:
According to research, the universe is approximately 
13.8 billion years old.
Scientists think that the Earth is 4.54 billion years old.
Mankind may be as old as 7 million years.
Most scientists would reply that modern Man probably 
appeared around 100,000 years ago, the culmination of 
a long-drawn process of Darwinian evolution which begun
 several million years ago.
Compare 100,000 years against  13,800,000,000 years!
We are a blink....

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Kelly Deschler

Date: 8/14/2014 1:32:00 AM

So many of us think that we are invincible, but nothing lasts forever. We only have one chance at a life that will end in the blink of an eye.... These wise words flowed so smoothly from your talented pen. Another terrific poem, my friend!

J. R. Corbin

Date: 8/13/2014 11:39:00 AM

And here I was just hoping to get out of bed tomorrow... :\ lol. Makes one feel small, and yet should serve to keep things in perspective. Makes war seem so stupid. Thanks Robert.