seeking immortality,
we do.
___we build.
______we conceive.
_________we love.
why?
_________even forever
_______________doesn’t last…. forever.
plans fail.
_____castles crumble.
____________progeny perish, eventually.
whether between lovers buried in shallow graves,
or between the lines of passionate wordplay,
love also molders, under the wrench of time.
so…. why?
because,
whether for one second
or
an eon,
forever
is the moment
in which you are
pure
and
true.