[LYR][ANT] Forever

This was relatively less stark, again written in the early engg college phase. I had originally intended this to be a song, only, I've quite forgotten how it goes...
A million thanks to Arun for actually preserving these poems and lyrics of mine!
This is a kind of abstract look at how we like to evade the notion of (our) mortality. It is inspired by the Simon and Garfunkel song Flowers never bend with the rainfall.

Forever

The sands of time keep running
Yesterday just slips away
The tomorrows just keep coming
Today's not here to stay

But we walk along on the slow path
Walk along the beaten trail
Scoff at shadows of passing time
And pretend ... We'll go on living forever

As each milestone keeps passing
And we keep on hoping there'll be more
And the horizon keeps nearing
But then, we've stopped keeping score

The wheels of fate keep turning
And we hope it points our way again
Don't know when we'll start learning
Ignore the end, we'll do it fain

And we walk along on the slow path
Walk along the beaten trail
Scoff at shadows of passing time
And pretend ... We'll go on living forever

The clouds above are clearing
We see it lighting the path below
We see the end nearing
The chasm that splits the road slow

Yet, blind, we keep on walking
Thinking the chasm will bridge itself
We carry on, without stopping
Keeping our thoughts to ourselves

Still walking along on the slow path
Walking on the beaten trail
Scoffing at shadows of passing time
Pretending ... We'll go on living forever...

Ananthapadmanabhan R