time passing by

[gazingatstars]

looking toward the past
living in the future
that once was.
so much has changed
so many things untouched.
reasons and excuses for
things done or done to
small and ridiculous
as the sun will always
set again.
love and loss
friends and foes
guarantees throughout life
always ever present.
every new day
brings every new challenge.
every new night
brings another new ending.
heads hanging low
minds spinning round
it will be this way forever
no way of going around.
turning back does nothing
going forward means everything.
let the past be a guide
to send you into the future.
wash your hands often
brush the dirt off your shoulders
because before you know it
this will all be gone forever,
tucked away in a box
behind old sweaters
worn back in elementary school.
just reminders of what had been
and what has become.