Companionship
The mask is lifted, but the sickness continues. The rot consumes while structure appears. The darkness will return because the light cannot last forever. The light will dwindle as time passes because time is no companion to the natural.
The stone has settled and the ground has entertained that idea. The ground will always be the ground no matter what is beneath it. Steps will be made with the addition of the now forgotten. Though, steps will create a new path, which the old path did not think to show.
Time is no companion to the natural, but history is. History, retained for study, censored or not. The dark will always try to shadow the light, but the light will brighten what needs to be seen.
Time is no companion to the natural, but longevity is. Generations of the able are. Evolution is a part of time. One will fail, one will leave an impression, and one will overcome. There is no companion to eternity, one must falter. History will be made again and time will collect its needed resources.
Time is no companion to the natural, but also the unnatural. Those are unwanted, not needed, considered rust to the machine. You need to have a purpose, a position in life. Once served or severed, time collects. The bill is now due for many and the total count seems to be higher than usual. It seems correct.