Time.

How quickly time goes by.
Barely pausing long enough for you to catch your breath
    before whisking you away again.
A memory made here.
You won't know how important that moment is till later;
     when it is all you have to hold on to.
That face.
That smile.
That laugh.
Looking back from some far away porch swing,
    you will remember it all.
You'll wish you had cherished those moments for what they were.
Time.
It carries us along on flashes of first smiles, first steps,
    first heartaches, learner's permits, graduations and weddings.
Luring us in with the fable that "There is always Tomorrow".
Tomorrow is a lie.
We count on it, pray for it, put off for it, all depending on it to be there.
.....Then all you have is an empty chair....
And the wish that you had spent more TIME....
But time has moved on...
And one day, on some far away porch swing,
     someone will remember you. Maybe..
I hope you remember me with a smile.......