Time

She said: “Time is the ultimate warrior.”

And I said “Bullshit. Time doesn’t fight.”

And she said: “It doesn't have to. 

It waits us out.”

And I thought: “Shit she’s right.”

According to all the rules of war

The long game is played by those

Who have the most to win,

Which means the losers

Are those without time on their side.

Time outlasts empires;

Time formed the rocks we stand on;

Time is the force of nature

That strips our bones of flesh,

Our minds of reason.

It will blind the stars

And end the universe.

Time has time to spare,

Because it is in its nature

To be patient.

She said: "You will never win me."

I asked: "Why not?"

"Because patience," she replied,

"is not in your nature."

I said: "Give me a minute."

 

© shaun patrick green 2021