ember

time is vicious and mocks our loyalty
every second of every minute has just passed
before we even have a chance to understand
the images fade and the moments blur
and the future is as solid as smoke

the sunburn that stings above the cool water
the mortgage or the leaks or the retainer
the worn brakes bald tired suv still needing tuition
the bulk chocolate that has expired
the prozac with a chaser before the bell
the calendar that needs more dates
the unscheduled storms
the spiraling emotional cost of false revelations for a better tomorrow
the antidotes of wasteful distractions that leech the hours

with a life of fallen dominoes left behind
the grand design pulls the future towards us
the same way gravity tugs at our spines
and as each day falls
  leaving post flash ghostly images
    trying to burn a history
the ultimate chain reaction is strikingly mechanical

and nonchalantly finite


... .thurlo.