
I like that there was a time like that
Even if it is not mine
I like that there was a place like that
Amid the ruins of time
I like that love existed
Between those I shall never know
I like there are those that shall travel
To destinations I shall not go
I begrudge the universe nothing
I shall take what is given to me
But my universe shall exist of
Much more than I can see
In the earth are buried narratives
Stories by the score
In the sky are floating passions
Making the world both less and more
It is all one tale
Told outside of time
That I am the lead actor in
Yet which is never mine
Gene G. McLaughlin 2023