Time’s Arrow
By John Herlihy

Time hastens for those it wishes to bait,
Time waits for those who wish to wait,
Time fears no death since it does not die,
Time seems to live forever in an eternal sky,
Time runs short for those who have no time,
Time never leaves behind those who have time,
Time appears the first time we open our eyes,
Time disappears the last timer we close our eyes,
Time’s past but a story that is not worth telling,
Time’s future a potential story most compelling,
Time’s arrow pierces our skin only when it begins,
Time’s shadow falls no more only when it ends.
In truth, time’s progress only pretends to be visible,
As it steals fragments from an eternity indivisible.