and a white yacht drifting.
In the ninth second of forever,
I thought of a leaf, a stone,
a plastic fragment of a child's toy.
In the eighth second of forever,
In the seventh second of forever,
I thought of a life I would not need.
In the sixth second of forever,
I saw your mouth whispering
something I could not hear.
In the fifth second of forever,
I thought of the pavilion deserts of Mars,
the jeweled 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.
In the second, second of forever,
I thought of the pair of broken shades
The first and final second of all of us,
I thought of the long pas t
And never, never, never, never,