THE TWAIN
The one who has walked for years
Alongside you may one day
Fall behind you. One moment
They are there and the next
They are nowhere
In sight. In vain you turn
To see where it is
They have gone, and it is then
You notice that
This road you have been on
For so long and always
Thought was straight
Bends, so that if you were to
Walk for a thousand years
You might come full circle
To the place you set out from
With the one who was always
Beside you until they weren't.
This happened long ago.
You are still standing on that road,
Waiting. You have been waiting
For so long you have forgotten
Which of the twain you are:
The one who kept walking or
The one who fell behind.
The one who has walked for years
Alongside you may one day
Fall behind you. One moment
They are there and the next
They are nowhere
In sight. In vain you turn
To see where it is
They have gone, and it is then
You notice that
This road you have been on
For so long and always
Thought was straight
Bends, so that if you were to
Walk for a thousand years
You might come full circle
To the place you set out from
With the one who was always
Beside you until they weren't.
This happened long ago.
You are still standing on that road,
Waiting. You have been waiting
For so long you have forgotten
Which of the twain you are:
The one who kept walking or
The one who fell behind.