See Ya In A Minute — NorthStar Navigator

Time is a rather strange concept,

We live by it.

God lives outside of it.

Yet there will be a day when time stops,

And goes on for ever and ever.

Yesterday and tomorrow bleeding into one eternity.

On that day I will see all those I said goodbye too,

I'll greet those I've never met.

And I'll embrace those life long friends.

Time may carry us apart,

But one day our paths will cross again.

I suppose it really is only a minute, in the grand scheme of things.

Author’s note: This poem was inspired by a "goodbye" of sorts I had with a friend, who made a casual comment 'Might not see ya in a minute' (this friend is graduating and I wont see them for upwards of 2 years. Usually we get to see each other at least once a year, a dear friend of mine.) Most interestingly, and this is the most important context for the poem, I do not feel grieved or sad or hurt or angry. Rather I feel at peace. This poem is meant to depict that peace that I feel, and hope to carry with me to every "goodbye" that I say.

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