Tempus fugit

Truth be known, tempus fugit,
And all of us with it.
Moments of passion for glory,

Days of ecstasy and sorrow,

Greed and invincibility today,

Confusion and fear of tomorrow…

For times that go by unhindered,

Leaving us all behind!

Is this a struggle for survival,

Or vanity of  some kind?

For what I think in earnest,

Vanity is the seed of all desire;

Encapsulated by ignorance,

Waiting, in time, to expire.