A while

After a while
Seconds slipped between your fingers
yesterday become last week
last month become last year
And today is the day when you promised you'd change but you never did

After a while
Pictures between pages died of asphyxiation
Friends and strangers are no different things
Letters don't assemble to make up words
Let alone meanings
Nothing would seem to matter anymore
Not this
Nor you

After a while
The earth keeps rolling
and after a while
you don't