For all that lies against the truth
For all that flies, fleeting as youth

For all that is taken; and that which remains
For all that our fragile skin still contains

A heart beats in refrain
And stops sharply, in pain

Lost in seconds so carelessly tossed
Over shoulders, paid in bolder cost

Seasons tip, and are ripped away
As we, in a destined, distracted display

Take for granted the graceful grounds on which we lay
Yet the faithful enduring earth does not betray

Our steps, as...