In the face of eternity
06.18.06 (11:25 am) [edit] Absurdity at times seems to rule, The days pass in a rapidity unstoppable Death moving ever closer, The past growing ever longer, Then one day the future is short, Time once seeming to be abundant Shows it scarcity As the end comes into sight. Seeing the cliff that will propel over into darkness Eternal our exit from this life All our pains, Joys, Sorrows and fears Meaning nothing, Gone like vapor, Like the blossom of the rose gone in a few days. In the darkness and loneliness Buried deep, Often hidden from sight and feeling, Leaving emotions cold, A fire burns placed by the unknowable, Infinite and other, Drawing us in spite of our selves Towards union with its flame, The journey dark true But love is stronger than darkness and death Making them a mockery, Mercy showing them naked and helpless In the face of eternity. The dimness of faith only hides for a time The overwhelming light that is always present, Since it is the only thing truly real and eternal. |