As the hourglass tips

Words that leave our lips

Are seared into the air

We breathe and share

As the hourglass tips

Time’s swallowed in sips

History won’t be blind

To what we leave behind

As the hourglass tips

And life nears its eclipse

Freedom isn’t gifted

When thoughts are wicked

As the hourglass tips

Finality tightens its grips

Thoughts begin to faint

Are we freed from taint?