Doug's Poetry Shack Blog
The Wound That Won't Heal
December 20th, 2024 20:08 UTC
Time's relentless march Echoes through the halls Of those I love Their steps grow slow Their voices dim The wound that won't heal setting in We plan for comfort Not for cure The hourglass empties The end's a story yet untold But why does fear grip tight? The wound that won't heal leaves no one behind I wonder when my time will come Will it be slow or swift and numb? That moment when hope slips away We're scared when we know That options have faded and we're alone The wound that won't heal is coming for us all Why do we fear the unknown date? Every second lived is a victory won Against the setting of our sun So live and love while time allows For every moment seals our fate With that one last wound that won't mend Isn't every breath we take A gift that time cannot erase? With countless memories to transcend We dance on the edge Of a future undefined But the wound that won't heal leaves no one behind