Forever Or Always Poem by David Whalen

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Which is longer
Forever or always
Can forever ever be measured
In terms of years or days

Doesn’t everything have
A beginning and end
Doesn’t everything have
A how, where and when

Or is there no reason
No place and no time
Or is there always a season
And always reason and rhyme

Does light have substance
And darkness none
Is the universe eternal
And is it the only one

Are there really angels
Do they laugh and cry
Do they have the same emotions
As do you and I

Is sanity a thing
Does a soul have essence
Can one measure sorrow
Can the heart feel one’s presence

How can jealousy
gnaw at one’s soul
While pride can override
All self control

Is fog a sentient thing
And cold more than just a sensation
Do thoughts take wing…do Angels sing
These questions madness, …or fixation

Why do I even ponder
Does it do any good to pray
who cares that I ever wonder
It’s not up to me to say

I think that ‘forever’
Is a thing of the heart
And ‘always’ no more solid
Than Sun’s rays

And that Questions like these
Will eternally puzzle and tease
Those who wonder
Which is longer…
…forever or always? …


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