Mortal Symphony
Time
establishes order,
each tick tock,
or ding ping,
metronomic marks
of life engraved along
neuronic lines,
neutrons and protons
watch electrons race
around
nuclei rims.
Spinning
synchronicity seeks
to break light speed
etched electric memories,
instantly recalled
via sight, smell
word or refrain
pulling past into present
with melancholic
overtones
timelines merge.
Age
degrades pathways,
atomic dance slows as
cadence changes
counting down
every tick tock,
or ding ping while
bronchial breezes
cease to flow
heart’s final beat
ebbs
spirit soars.
Image by Mark Schaefer from Pixabay
