That

 That which frightens us

From which we fly 

The measured moments 

As they slowly go by

The battles won or lost

No matter how we try 

So quickly they pass

In the blink of

Our aging eyes 

As we look with a new

Clarity 

At life’s contradictions and 

Disparities 

Wishing we knew all this

When we were young 

As wistfully we kiss 

This new day,

Begun.