once upon a time
in a world preordained
you found something surprising
and it changed you...
you have no one sized up
in a minute
or in a lifetime
they will always surprise you
but the most surprising one of all
is yourself
the moment you are secure
as the new generation
stronger and smarter than the last
you are already being destroyed
and will be obliterated
with little warning
and no remorse
by the strange one that follows
we pursue
with desperation
that which reminds us we are not alone
and we find it
when we accept
that we are
joy in the moment
but later
a memory tinged fondly with pain
though nothing has changed
but you