So fast, so fast

an eye’s quick blink

had always heard

but didn’t think

 

it possible for all to go

so fast

more fast

than I could know

 

I wish I’d stopped

to linger more

to take it in

and feel the core

 

of that which mattered

most to me

I didn’t see

I didn’t see

 

that folks would age

and babes would grow

friends would travel

to and fro

 

The times I loved

fleeting they were

too many now

become a blur

 

and as I contemplate the past

I wish it hadn’t

gone so fast

and that today would better last

 

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photo: MSVG on Flickr