Thursday, October 21, 2021

Forever



Forever, how long some hope to live


and love.


Forever young, you and I wish.


Forever and a day, some say.




Forever, a fool's dream, the stuff of made-up,


the glory written about and the pity sung


in songs.



Forever,


and ever,


and ever,


and forever more.



Forever everlasting forgets color,


forgets sight, sound, touch and love.


Forever forgets the annals of history,


has no beginning, has no end.


Forever forgets time all together.



Forever has no future, has no past.


Forever, there are no commas to pause,


no exclamations to emphasize, no periods to stop.


Forever is the dark before the star is born and


the dark after the light is gone.



I hate the thought of it,


and even that shall never last forever.



                           -30-


Chris Hanch 10-21-2021


 

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