Senescence in dissonance Vanishing empathy Shadow peripheries Routine Is sanctity Memory Failing me Try as I might To prevail Something ailing me Veiled In impermanence Desperate to last As if rest of our lives Before eyes Hasn’t flashed Past already It’s heavy The burden of knowing The growing pain Slows When you cease Undergoing Imperative change To the honeymoon Phase And with one simple phrase Until death’s How it stays