One and Alone

What is Life
that yearns for joy
that seeks for
self-gratification
that strives for
utmost enjoyment?

What is Life
that torments a soul
that dangles
fragile hopes
that keeps from
utter despair?

What is Time
that seeps soundlessly away
that ends
all dreams
that grieves
in eternal parting?

What is Time
that offers the illusion
of Life
never-ending
leaving deceit
and bitter regret?

What is Death
that severes the
tenuous bonds
of lonely individuals
casting us to a long, winding
path, forever alone?

What is Death
that offers
eternal serenity
of peace with One alone
as we were made, separate,
One and alone.

21 June 2006