Another year, br gone by like a moment br retracting. br br A moment from which br you can always recall br the decisions that led br to this or that, br built on a series of moments. br br A moment where a smile br meant all that it could mean br but through the lens of time br you would build on its significance. br br A moment where you walked br as they aged br and all you've ever loved br is suddenly decrepit br br A moment where time br can decide who will live br who will grow br and where time's cruelty br is fates indecision. br br A moment where love br is abstract br yet plays softly in your mind br until faced with a love br who cannot love back. br br A moment where in youth br I once doubted the cynicsm br of humanity br and hoped for realities that could never conspire, br br where a world could live br not inhumanely, br but instead embrace br the unity of biology. br br A moment now br of cold war fears br and posturing leaders br financial melt-downs br and global recessions. br fault line borders, br Israeli air strikes br pollution coal yards br and energy dependency... br br In a moment, br fall is here.