Time you are sweet
as moments high,
as ecstasy held erect for
a little while, till
it breaks out to
the cold that must
come in the scheme
of time that leads
all the way,
all the way
across a life,
all the way
across the memories
that sway and strive
in wondering why,
all the way
to the end,
all the way
that’s not so sweet
in the simple rattle
of the final breath.
11/5/2019