Beautiful Darkness

Time

Time was my friend, once

Before I realized

Exactly what time did

Time was my ally, once

Shielding me from its claws

As I grew older in mind, but not body

Time was my enemy, once

Taking what little I had

Ripping me apart, little by little

Time, I learned, was not an enemy or a friend

Even when it ignored me

And tore my loved ones from my arms

Time does not choose favorites

It does not care who lives

Or for how long

Time was all I knew

Watching as it ran out

For everyone else

And, eventually

Time ran out for me too

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(Dec 2017)