I Thought we Had Time

Time
I thought we had time
I believed
That we would find
Joy in our days
Magic in our nights
I did not know
Of the thief
In your mind
I would have cherished
What we were privileged 
To share
Instead
I find myself alone
Adrift on a river of time
And I watch you drift by
Without reason or rhyme
There are moments
I would like to know
What you see
From where you are
Then I pause
And turn away
There are places
I cannot go
The knowledge
Would lay me low
Who could bear 
The terrible cost
Of losing all you are
Without recall

Theresa Smith