A Friend Who Kills

Time nurtures and heals

With each breath it steals

For it is a ruthless companion

In its continuous pursuit 

Of ticking life away

From dreamers

Leading life astray

From believers

Making hopefuls hopeless

The strongest become boneless

But perhaps time has compassion

For as it ticks, it so happens

To take the pain away

From the broken 

Erase the stain 

That's unspoken

Ruthless, but truthful

A friend to those who need less of it

An enemy to those who stress from it

For it is always there for us to use 

And yet, always there for us to lose 

A friend who kills, but still a friend

A ruthless companion to the end