The Passage of Two

Time and Perception, most maddening of tricksters!
What are you at, what is this game you play?
First, you run together in stride, what a sight!
But one is sure to pull ahead, and then the other,
A struggle of power and speed that blurs the eyes and mind;
At other times one slows to rest, sometimes it's both; 
But now you have done it, my devils, you have had your laugh;
I expect you are having it still, fiends!
In your antics you have torn asunder, and with you my heart;
You are going opposite directions! How is this so?
It is more than one should bear, this notion; unnatural;
And to make the prestige even more grand, you have multiplied!
Now different parts of me are represented by their own pairs;
So not only do the directions conflict, but the planes as well;
Such tomfoolery, and danger at that; be warned, or rather,
'Tis I that should have been warned; but alas,
This should have been guessed, no! expected, of you two;
The signs were there each time before, woe to this nearsightedness;
I have chanced enough, and now must try to last,
To outlast this moment and go beyond it to the next;
This will not be my end, but rather, a beginning;
Yes, one that I may repeat, but a beginning nonetheless;
It is the only way to look at this and live, if that is what this is;
But I shall try; and try; and try;
To ward off your day and reestablish my own; to make it mine.


November 30, 2009