What I meant to say was forever.
Because that's the truth of everything I encounter.
And how long would you like to stay with
the company? Forever, sir. Nod my head
and collect the script from the table
that I shuffled twice, hoping he would not
notice. Maybe I'm becoming unnoticed.
And maybe I've become more noticeable
than I would have liked to become.
These days have slowed, the hours
like bells, tolled against my ship-sunken
skull. Time, you are my natural enemy.
The longer I wait for you to pass,
the dial turns over to eternity, and
I always seem to let my chances slip away.
