I lay in wait, as you subtly attempt to pass. I clutch you
with both hands, all the strength I can summon from the
depths of my being. Every muscle locked in contraction, yet
no measurable resistance, as I force my fatigued and damaged
digits into your intangible substance. I struggle to
determine if you're escaping me, do I hold a portion, as the
rest flees my grasp, I know not. You have always gotten
away, I knew this as I embarked in this, the most conscious,
the most fiercely orchestrated attempt. Escaping me and
penetrating my defenses equates to taking my vitality  along
for the ride. Fulfilling as the voyage may be, it concludes
with my demise. The most valiant of efforts meet failure,
always have. Alas, disregard the passing at what cost, at
what sacrifice Others pay no mind, yet I contemplate. My
gander wanders off to your display of measurement, units
have elapsed........ you've ignored my pleas, absconded my
clenches... I continue on.