Time in a Forgetful Universe

Image by anncapictures from Pixabay

It took millions of years
for dinosaurs to roam and evolve
to fish and birds, and for the death

of the dinosaurs to become fodder
for oil fields later drilled dry
by humans fearing insignificance
who thought they could anchor
 
themselves with empires - but 
this forgetful universe, ceaselessly spinning
on the metaphysical spindle for eons, 
extinguishes the city lights carelessly,
like blowing out a birthday candle,
 
millennia so meaningless a memory, 
transient as the wind. 

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Written for WOTDC, Shay’s Word Garden Word List, Go Dog Go Cafe, RDP, and EM-RWP