Alation

Ephemeral

Like foot prints in the sand,

Time slipped away from my hands.

I thought these feelings were here to last, 

I only just realized it's a thing of the past.

I wish I hadn't taken them for granted, 

I wish complains I wouldn't have mounted.

Now that I look back I wonder, 

What if my mind hadn't been so asunder?

Had I been able to keep life on an even keel, 

The pain wouldn't have made me kneel.

Now that I repent each day, 

I wish the joy is here to stay.

Never again will I turn my back on glee, 

For the fear it may once again flee.