Year’s end.

The year has ticked past
Like the minute-hand on a clock;
One second creates
An eternity of mesmerizing
Life.

A whirlwind of events
Leaves me standing
Quite breathless;
I’m addicted to the commotion
Of time’s swift motion,
And the fight

Of finding myself beneath
These layers of time
And experiences.

People merge together,
Creating a unity of spiritual
Relations that I imagine
Will last, everlasting,
If my God allows.

But,
How to explain the unending
Turmoil of building relationships
That will crumble sometimes
Despite the battle to keep them
Alive?

Yet, I am thankful.

Disappointment trumps
Happiness but
Hope
Crushes lingering fear.

This year, I have faced
My enemy that rains fire
Onto my mind’s plans;

But then, that fire kindled
The embers of hope,
And I am captured
By time’s steady race.

Let me see Your face.
Lead me along the sweet-tasting road
Filled with hope;
But if I must face adversity,
Remind me of eternity.

The shackles of time will not last
Forever;
But nevertheless,
Life will live on.

12.12.18