Like innumerable tears,
Falling from leaves on grass,
The years fly and who knows
What yet will come to.pass.
As time shifts from the womb,
Love fades and loss looms;
Clear skies that once shone
Are now choked by life’s fumes.
The countless upon countless
Leaves of grass wilt in the heat,
Years age through seasons of time,
Until in death they all shall meet
I’m afraid of love now.
It lurks like a crocodile underwater,
Waiting for me to fall in,
Its jaws waiting to slaughter.
It’s a hunger I share;
Though, it’s swimming with fear.
It hopes I am hungry enough;
It swims precariously near.
The reptilian eyes gleam,
Golden above the surface;
Its body, lithe and ages old,
Harbours no remorse, no disgrace.
The hunger gnaws at my sides;
The water is cool, calm, blue;
And as I slice in, I realise
I am a crocodile, too.
Time twists and slithers,
Like a snake dipped in oil.
There’s nothing it can’t create.
There’s nothing it can’t foil.
Religions build up in time;
Time makes them obsolete.
Time makes mountains crumble;
Quells the Herculean feat.
And in time, all can see
Love becoming hard and cold;
Even if it brings forgiveness
Back to a weakening hold.
Bear down, beef up, rally on!
Only death in time will tell,
If my love for an animal
Will lead you to your hell.
Hearts Still Care 
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