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| Time whispered in my ear this morning Told me tales that I only partly heard It was gentle as the morning rain No sorrow no pain. Time whispered in my ear this morning Told me horrid things of starving children It was louder now more insistent like a storm was coming No humor no fun. Time spoke in my ear this morning Told me the truth about itself It was a deep voice filled with age No feeling no meaning Time screamed in my ear this morning Told me the lies that made my life It was harsh and shrill breaking my mind away No peace no understanding I awoke this morning Looking at my shrieking Clock and went and turned it off Thinking it was the thing that had spoke in my dreams But as I hit the switch and silence seemed to fall Time whispered in my ear this morning Told me I was a fool time is always talking and teaching But we are never really listening Time laughed in my ear this morning It was a laugh filled with the mirth of experience And with the health of a man old but not expected to die But to always go on� |
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