THE WORLD NEVER STOPPED

I once thought myself stable

Upon world’s back sat comfortable

But the illusion never lasted long

Before I was subtly proved wrong.

The world does not ride steady

nor mind if the rider is ready

it sticks to its tenacious gallop

and for no one does it ever stop.

During a moment of weak grip

from our hands does it slip;

riding on to the dreams ahead

which else we might’ve had.

If the world did stop for a week

I’d have buried my dead

and moved on with you.

But it never did stop for a week.

If the world did stop for a day

I’d have explained everything

then ask you to wait, a while,

But it never did stop for a day

If the world did stop for an hour

I’d have told you of all my pain

hope pity would make you stay

But it never did stop for an hour

If the world did stop for a minute.

Oh dear, a last kiss? A final hug?

As alone I go to face a bitter world

But it never did stop for a minute

If the world did stop for a second

I already had enough memories of you

to last me this miserable lifetime 

But it never did stop for a second

Fate sent us on different ways,

and condemned me to lonely days.