Past and Future
I once was as you are now,
(You once were as I am now),
As I am now you are to be;
(As you are now, so I will be),
You are the page, blank innocence,
(I am unwritten and untouched),
I am the tome of history.
(You are the author writing me).
What you see I too have seen,
(I will see what you have seen),
What you are I long to be;
(Your dreams defined in honesty);
But age has made me as I am,
(I am blessed as young as Spring),
Bright promise of longevity.
(A future rendered perfectly).
You look forward, I look back,
(I look forward, you look back),
I look at you, you look at me;
(I look to you instinctively);
With dimming eyes I drink your flame,
(I know your warmth and will of faith),
And hold your love so desperately.
(Your love bequeathed so selflessly).
I once was as you are now,
(You once were as I am now),
As I am now you are to be,
(As you are now so I will be);
Across the length and breadth of time;
(Across the gulf of air and space),
We are each other's destiny.
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