As times passes

As times passes we look back 

into the life that was

looking for keys

that no longer sing

the familiar tunes of

the melody we once knew

As times passes we breathe

beneath layers

of woven fabrics 

releasing humid fibers

obstructing the intricacy

of sacred air passages

As times passes we feel

between our ribs

unknown heartbeats

erratically marking time

beneath the wings

of our collarbone

As time passes our brain rattles

deciphering mysteries 

of an unknown so vast 

it encompasses nightmares 

of a voracious organism

hiding in a persons´ breath

As time passes the delicacy 

of our nervous system

adapts to the imperious 

call to extend its sensitive 

tentacles gathering data 

about new forms of being

As time passes we settle

discovering untouched fields

of stubborn adaptability

curbed frustration becomes

renewed determination

to preserve Life

Time passes as

sand between our fingers

we loose track and loose

the maps we once drew

now called to stillness

as we become, better.