TEMPORAL

I barely moved,

Ambling slowly,

Almost crawling,

The child played, oblivious;

I stood up,

Moving faster,

Walking casually,

A teen saw life through tinted lenses;

I began running,

Faster, and more to the finish,

Embracing speed with gusto,

The man realized the years had slipped by;

I started the process anew, with another,

My speed never changing,

Forever from the beginning,

Perception – the only change.

PTR June 25 & 28, 2010