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Scott David Seidler

Time Equals the Change

Time is time,
Change is time,
It leads us to a choice,
Each choice is like a voice,

Calling out to you in pain,
Wishing not to be forgotten as vain,
Asking for your life,
But it could be more strife,

Just as a candles wick burns low,
So time swallows me whole,
Snuffed out by change,
Does it seem strange?

Swept up in time,
Even as I finish this rhyme,
Visions of life without you fill my head,
Trying to understand them fills me with dread,

Where will it lead to?
Can I find the strength to pull through?
Is there no help from you,
What is life, my life coming to?

Walking a corridor of red, orange and yellow,
My soul is anything but mellow,
Beautiful brick buildings fill my eyes,
But unseen to others I begin to cry,
Finding that secluded bench,
My heart is wrenched,
Autumn passes me by,
I can't stop the cry,

The pond is shimmering in the moonlight,
The cold sadness permeates this night,
The stars reflect off its surface,
Is there a purpose?

Fireflys buzz 'round,
My stifled sobs go unheard,
Nesting swans look up and down,
Could it all end like this?

I stay there through the night,
Wandering my mind in the moons light,
Wishing you were here,
Sparkling, glistening, my eye forms a tear,

Dropping to the water below,
The ripples form a sort of tow,
Tugging at my heart,
And it makes me start,

In my minds eye it's all to vivid,
Why must everything seem so unlived,
I lay down upon a lily pad,
It seems so sad,

To end it like this,
To end our friendship,
Three states and 450 miles away, or 60 miles away)
Separates life as it was,
My head is down,
I feel a drowse came upon me,
Resting in the pond is so enticing,
Resting under the stars light,

So I lay in assurance,
Assurance tomorrow will be better,
It finally closes in,
And down I fall to the deep sleep,

Goodbye to Time,
Goodbye to Change,
Goodbye to Friends,
Goodbye...