The first minutes of your life
are full of light and excitement.
Everything is new
and it floods your senses
with introductions.
It promises you
each moment going forward
will be a new beginning
in language, motion
and memory.
The last hours of your life
are full of flickers and overcast skies.
Everyone is there
to hold your hand and speak with you
one more time.
You share every memory
with its light and excitement,
and they promise to remember
your smile.
Poetic Trials 