I crawl, I creep, br I walk, I run. br Like an undulating river I rest not br and wait for none. br br Mighty kings bow down to me; br penniless paupers look up to me br hoping I can create – br a change in their destiny. br br I make bad things cease to happen br and all good things come to an end. br Soaring like a bird tirelessly br has always been my special trend. br br An all-powerful dictator - br omnipresent yet invisible, br I’m constantly defying Eternity and br etching in your mind memories indelible. br br Money cannot buy me br for I’m a priceless commodity. br Power cannot corrupt me br as I move towards infinity. br br Like a river in spate, br like a floating helium balloon, br I’m always fleeting br whether on planet Earth or on the Moon. br br I’m capable of changing the world’s geography br and of creating a nation’s history. br I make a solid rock change into smooth sand br But remain forever enshrouded in mystery. br br Like my brother Tide, br I do not wait for anyone. br To catch up with me, br you must always run. br br From a larva to a butterfly, br from an acorn to an oak tree br from an embryo to an elephant, br I make nothing stay permanently. br br But I make sure I leave br imprints of me in your mind’s calendar. br As you embark on your life’s journey, br To me you always surrender. br br You sense me in the ticking of a clock; br you sense me in the beating of a heart. br Like camphor, I’m known to sublime. br Well, that’s me, I am Time.