time the destroyer
wears away
the membrane of life
     like a river
     over rocks
changes
	to minute to measure
        to see to know
until one day
     the envelop
     surrounding
     protecting
holding life dear
	inside the walls
is breached
by the soldiers of age

grinding away
an unseen force
     a quiet attack
     until the damage
     becomes reality
in the daylight
where all is seen

all is time
the destroyer
unseen and relentless