Bare feet on the barren ground Diminution makes a meek sound A dead lighter in a chipped cup Is throwing sparks like it’s throwing both its hands up

Bruise dawning in the cold sky And dark glasses over black eyes There's fire walking up the road slow Best turn the deadbolt, there's a trouble you don't want to know

All time knows is undone plans The crane unfolding in your hand

He borrowed time on a credit line Sold you stories in a metered rhyme You always saw love as an ember But that heat becomes a brand when there’s a temper

Bitter blossom of disparity And cold comfort born of clarity Epiphanies don’t set alarms, dear Crash into focus while the catalyst is rushing near

All time knows is undone plans The forfeiture of holy lands And what so carefully was sculpted against the wind's encroaching Once mandala, scattered sand

A flower felled and furrowed Bent low for soaking up his sky No hesitation owed for packing up a life worth leaving Fallow fields thrown wide Ready to ride

More time ain't gonna fix this A full stop or an ellipsis? There's resurrection on a red tide Turn the record over, play it from the other side

All time knows is undone plans Unraveling each braided strand And though your compass spins and all the highways sing foreboding All time gives is no demand