timeline;

timeline

can you remember your own

when the beginning formed

from very miniscule, humble origins

growing gradually

like a slow-paced flower

blossoming, blooming

into the beauty that it is today.

can you remember

the beauty of the moment

the feelings and emotions that overcame

when you had your first kiss

or when you finally graduated university.

can you still recall those days

can you bring them to the forefront of your mind

or are they swimming happily

in an empty sea of grey

oblivious to your desperation to remember.

the mind is a powerful weapon

it can formulate plans and execute strategies

with accurate precision.

it is the mastermind of the world

the coveted tool that can decide and choose

between evil and good.

but what happens when it slowly deteriorates

the neurons slowly suffocating, dying.

confusion, bewilderment, and depression

an ugly black hole of frustrated emotions

which only seems to be growing larger and larger.

and then, the fighting emotions themselves cease to battle

the war slowly comes to an end

replacing the torn battlefield

with an open landscape

of peace and simplicity.

this is

when the mind slowly succumbs

to genetic deficits and faulty wiring

when people become 'old and senile'

normal and expected in today's society.

but maybe it is something deeper

it has many names and many perceptions

but the failing mind is still the same constant.

so don't ever forget

live life to the fullest

don't ever stop looking forward

so that you would not have regretted anything

if the clock finally starts ticking backwards.