The Speed of Light

I'm your quicksilver

88 days around the sun

I'm your moody moods

And your fiery fun

I'm your pied piper

Over 6500 tongues

I'm your secret thief

Your races won

I'm your mercredi

52 days strong

I'm your retrograde

When everything goes wrong

I'm your sandman

Over 9000 nights long

I'm your trickster

Here and then gone

I'm your lyrical poet

A gazillion blessed

I'm your shepherd's guardian

Your disguisedly dressed

I'm your winged messenger

The sole Magician in your deck

I'm the traveler, the athlete, the merchant

And well, you know the rest

Optical fibers colored lamp by Umberto via Unsplash