Escaping The Cycle

One man stepped away
Another took his place
When none filled in
It was as if it has never been

The cycle goes on
Or not, who cares
And yet we fret 
Living constantly in regret

For what was, what is
And what could be 
Time swallows all
Hiding all the flaws 

Wiping the slate clean
A new cycle begins 
And the road looks new
Though already trodden by a few

In and out, in and out 
Life comes only to go away
Short or long, bad or good
Death claims all one day

The rivers flow
Only to merge in the sea
One day we too 
Will merge within

To be lost 
In the sands of time
To find ourselves 
Beyond space and time.