When Time Began

You came to me before I knew of time.

I found you on a clock’s unnumbered face,

And as we fell there was a cruel chime.

The hands and dials marching to their place.

You lay beside me in seconds gone by,

I feel you in the hours that have passed.

The sun and moon trade places in the sky,

Reminding me I cannot make you last.

But, there are nights when moments do stand still,

And you are full before me, without end.

I try to fool the clock, its steady will,

To memorize you, revel and transcend.

But secretly, I know, beyond my idle rebuffs,

That no amount of time will ever be enough.