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Out of Africa they came
From Adam
From Eve
80,000 years ago
To settle new lands

And they died along their trek
Started burying the dead
Edged closer to God
As each millenia passed
They reached Scandinavia
China
South America

And we live in the now
Disconnected
Yet interdependant
But the orchestra won't play
The string section is on strike
Conductor deaf as Beethoven
The drum beats out a broken war song
About AIDS and fiscal reality

A Jehovah Witness just knocked on my door
He spoke of some new Eden
Where life wasn't eaten by cancer
I thought him mad
The end is always near
The dead slip into oblivion
As cold as stone

Nineteen years ago
She asked me "How much do you love me?"
"Around the world to eternity" I said
I haven't held her hand for fourteen years
But I love her still
And it's all a race against time

I dreamt of a Salvador Dali clock last night
It was dripping into my head
And Jackie was there
Unblemished
We kissed
As an Australian physicist told us
The age of the universe
13.7 billion years
And I looked into my soul
And asked God a favour
That He would suspend time
Forever
That we may use it as a measurement
But not to define our age

I awoke
Another day closer to death

Hi Boss ~

I really enjoyed the voyage this took me on. I like the way you look at the universe and the passage of time, as we all do our best to make it from this world to whatever's the next.

Thanks for your writing.

~ Lizzy

Thank you always Lizzy for your kind support; your warmth.

Adam