Defense

in the defense of time, for the seconds that wind
and brings to an end, all the moments that i thought would last
forever, and ever, in the eternal spring of the moment
i saw your face, the racing through the colors
the shapes, the shadows of today and tomorrow
with you, all in one, was one, for two
the smell, the taste, these thoughts of you still linger here
as time crumbles, fades with age, the face of forgiveness
long and worn, by the scent of reason, that can no longer find
a place to call its own, for in time
the hours pass, the seasons last
only for a moment of time's eternal breath
i see the leaves fall, the winter's wall, and spring and summer blend
into a sea of misery, for me, today, i do walk through these memories
of you, of me, the waves of water wash, and cleanse the heart to be
more than i could have ever imagined
when i saw you for the last time
in the moments of rhyme, lost here, in the seconds past
these shadows of time, that wake with the sun, change the color
the shape, the face of tomorrow, i see you no longer
for my heart has moved on, in this moment of time
that comes to an end, it is your heart, that i can no longer defend