The final moment before

Life changes forever

And surety slips out of sight

And mind like the

Lingering smoke of a

Perishing candle.

That last silence before war’s end

As biting bullets cease tiger

Endless arguments in

Breathless anticipation.

That waiting for the truth

To come out and spread its

Delicate wings,

Will it flying to the summit

Of our long-dying Earth

Or fall like Daedalus’ foolish son

Who stole the breeze and tamed

A tamed a sky destined to

Remain wild.

How his father must of waited,

Like men wait,

Hungover with expectation…

Moments that last forever.