we witness for time

the light always
drowns
in the darkness
and the darkness
only gives way
    for the light
so is the day
 so is the night

single feathers
fall from flight
and the wing
always flees
       from sight

a child's laugh
becomes
a cackle
        in time
and an old man's
eyes
forget to shine

the terrible witness
wakes at dawn
   and soon
the innocence
has all but gone

breathe a sigh
for the blanket
  of time
           concedes
breathe a little sigh
for those
           set free