the pendulum swings

the clock keeps ticking

yet within the face, there is no movement

for here in this place, in this moment

time remains the same

without a past or future to voice their complaints

as present is the only father of time with a place in these domains

so here we stand, just you and i

hand in hand and eye to eye

and through your eye’s reflection

i can describe this world of contradiction

where the laws of logic no longer apply

and even gravity is being defied

in the spring, evergreen trees shed their leaves 

before they’re even settled

and flowers bloom during autumn’s gloom

with snow upon their petals

but you, my dear,

remain concrete

and without you here 

to take my trust and to hold my heart

this world of contradiction would completely fall apart