Calvert - )

In the tenth second of forever, I thought of the

sea and a white yacht drifting...

In the ninth second of forever, I thought of a

leaf, a stone, the plastic fragment of the child's

toy...

In the eighth second of forver, I remembered a

warm room where voices played...

In the seventh second of forever, I thought of

the life I would not lead...

In the sixth second of forever, I saw your mouth

whispering something I could hear...

In the fifth second of forever, I thought of

the vermillion deserts of Mars, the jewelled

forests of Venus...

In the fourth second of forever, I could

remember nothing that I did not love...

In the third second of forever, I thought

of rain against a window and I thought of

the wind...

In the second second of forever, I thought

of the pair of broken shades lying on the

tarmac...

In the first and final second of forever, I

thought of the long past that had led to

now and never... never... never... never...

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