Sooner or later, the trees die, the seas evaporate
Sooner or later, one life ends and another begins
Sooner the sun rises, and later, the sun sets
The sooner love begins, the later it dies
Once in a while, the ice melts and the weather changes
Once in a while, the gun fires, and the target evades
Once, in happiness I felt everlasting, it took a while to change
Once the end is nigh, love will only last a while
Just in case these words fail to reach their purpose
Just in case life is nothing but a passing, but hopeful dream
Just in case death is a journey to a better place
Just listen, and in case you don't reach the end, in time you will smile
Because maybe there's an answer to the mysteries of the world
Because maybe there's a silver lining to every hopeless existence
Because the sun will set later then maybe you can hope to imagine
Maybe, there's more to love than the nightmare that persists
Sooner or later, once in a while you will have happiness everlasting
But just in case; you haven't, because maybe you're not looking
This is a poem that I wrote back in 2010.
I'm surprised by it, and I hope it surprises you, too.
Enjoy!
DEW