In the tenth second of forever,
I thought of the sea and a white yacht drifting...
In the ninth second of forever,
I thought of a leaf, a stone,
The plastic fragment of a child's toy...
In the eighth second of forever,
I remembered a warm room where voices played...
In the seventh second of forever,
I thought of the life I would not lead...
In the sixth second of forever,
I saw your mouth whispering something I could hear...
In the fifth second of forever,
I thought of the vermilion deserts of Mars,
The jewelled forests of Venus...
In the fourth second of forever,
I could remember nothing that I did not love...
In the third second of forever,
I thought of rain against a window, I thought of the wind...
In the second second of forever,
I thought of the pair of broken shades lying on the tarmac...
In the first and final second of forever,
I thought of the long past that had led to now,
And never... never... never... never...