Heartache

I stand on a threshold
I cling to what I know, to what I have
But it's slipping away through my arms
Taking my heart with it
The future terrifies me
I long for things to stay the same
I'm torn in two - I refuse to let go, but I'm being ripped forward
I still dream of things yet to come
But I wonder if some have already passed me by - is it too late?
Man cannot have Then and Now together
My legs jerk forward, and a part of me feels the thrill
But my eyes gaze back
I miss you
And I cannot escape the terrible truth:
What was will never be again.