Time
                                                      steals the touch
                                                Dims
                                                       my memory.
                                                Time
                                                       faithful time.
                                                Lovingly,
                                                       it caresses me
                                                And gently
                                                       erases my sadness.
                                                Would that
                                                       I am better
                                                For that time
                                                       when I loved you.
                                                Time..nibbling
                                                       around the edges
                                                            of my mind.
                                                Your face,
                                                       so clear.....so dear,
                                                Becomes dimmer
                                                        thankfully.
                                                I could not
                                                        stand the pain
                                                If everyday
                                                        your face was
                                                            in sharp focus.
                                                I still call your
                                                        name from
                                                             time to time...
                                                    ......but.....
                                                Not unceasingly.

                                                More.......I'm silent.

Kay Ekwall©1998