Ten Seconds Of Forever

In the tenth second of forever, I thought of the

Sea and a white yacht drifting...

In the ninth second of forever, I thought of a

Leaf, a stone, the plastic fragment of the child's

Toy...

In the eighth second of forver, I remembered a

Warm room where voices played...

In the seventh second of forever, I thought of

The life I would not lead...

In the sixth second of forever, I saw your mouth

Whispering something I could hear...

In the fifth second of forever, I thought of

The vermillion deserts of Mars, the jewelled

Forests of Venus...

In the fourth second of forever, I could

Remember nothing that I did not love...

In the third second of forever, I thought

Of rain against a window and I thought of

The wind...

In the second second of forever, I thought

Of the pair of broken shades lying on the

Tarmac...

In the first and final second of forever, I

Thought of the long past that had led to

Now and never... never... never... never...