Forever

I think we fear the word forever

it’s continuity in time sets it apart from everything else

to where when we hear it escape lips

our first thought is how

how can something last forever in our lives

be it the love for a partner

or a friendship we wish to never end

how can forever exist when we are incapable

of knowing how long we will

if our souls are blown out like a candle

then forever can’t truly be forever

unless forever isn’t tied to our mortal lives

if we die those bonds are still buried deep

dormant waiting until the other makes it to where we now reside

forever is forever because our life here

isn’t all there is

in this existence called reality

death here is inevitable

but the connections made

will live on pass the barriers of life and death