It is Ticking…
It will not stop…

Forever man has wanted to capture time.
Make it stop, make it move forward.
As with all made-up concepts we have no control.
Our lives pass- but who is to say it is through time.
Maybe it is linear, maybe it is all a game.
Maybe the secrets are there, but we just have not found them yet.
We want to savor some moments, rush through others.
I wanted my first love and its passion,
days of bliss to last-
time ticked, it passed.
I wanted the sunshine to last all day,
the beach, the sandcastles, the laughter
the kids grew,
time ticked — I could not hold it.
I wanted my mom to live.
the breath could not be held,
time ticked, she passed.
I wanted the marriage to end-
its abuse and daily struggle,
time ticked, I moved forward.
I wanted that ice cream to last
it was cold, refreshing-
I love chocolate.
Time ticked, it melted.
I want the insanity of politics
and hate to end-
time ticks,
the great divide still remains.

I can hold on to nothing but myself.
It is all a carousel to me. All of it.
I am alone in time or alone in self.
Misunderstood by most and happy to be me.
Maybe Medium will Illuminate me -
Maybe I will meet other like-minded souls
in this time.
Whatever that is.
I wish you peace, love, and all that hippie shit. ( It is good to have an edge.)
If you choose to you may — Buy me a coffee?





