Those days were the idle ease of clouds Those mornings breathed The nights hummed Vibrations of existence And the anticipation of dawn Until time began to wail Unmistakable and inconsiderate The stark countenance of responsibility Sidled around the curtains Immediacy stopped consistency Reality burst forth from the boxes We could never quite seal The uncontained became contaminated Leaves turned brown Minutes turned grey The solace of the night suffocated itself And drowned our plans in silence