Fraction Time

By Liz Thomas Pattara

Anything can happen in a fraction of time,

Some die, some are born,

Some do right, some go wrong,

There is no turning back.

Seconds, minutes, hours,

In man's life, build up the tower

Rising into the skies, until

He fades.

Days, months, years,

Babel rose from the crust,

Mere seconds of power,

It turned to dust.

A fraction of time is all it takes,

A pound or penny holds no stakes.

By Liz Thomas Pattara