Today is almost yesterday,
Tomorrow’s almost gone.
Those who walked this world before,
We now walk upon.
Time, you’re a selfish beast,
Your teeth sharp and searing.
I’m weaker now; easy prey,
My heart grows fragile; fearing.
I just need you, my old friend,
To shake this feeling free.
You’ll let me know I’m not alone,
Lost without you beside me.
I look for you but you’re not there,
Time snatched you in his grasp.
You slipped away while I held you tight,
Fighting till the last.
Your strength was gone so I let you go,
But you know what you meant to me.
If love could have killed that merciless beast,
You’d still be here with me.
Time, you thief, you’re a sly old fox,
Your bite pierces; burns translucent white.
But you return to lick my wound,
The only balm in sight.