Time passed by,
He stopped when he saw me,
“Hello” he said, very polite.
“I see you need a rest, sit back for a stretch.”
I sat in a chair that time provided,
He lay a hand across my brow,
“Rest for but a moment.”
I closed my eyes, just a moment,
A blink.
I looked around,
Time had moved on,
I was left behind,
I thought that he would wait.
But I suppose I never really
Expected it.
It just now seems so unfair
After all, all I did was blink.

k.a.stryker ©June 13, 2001