Lost Time

by Vanessa Lea   Apr 3, 2006


I held a man today
As he wept for the loss of time
I swear I heard a heart shatter
The heart that I heard was mine

Tears fell from my eyes
I shook with my internal pain
Trying to hide what I felt
Trying to hide my shame

I shamed because I had life
While I was holding a dying man
I shamed for the smoothness of me
Compared with the wrinkles of time in his hands

We use our time how we please
Thinking it will never end
But it is the luxury of time
On which the end of our life depends

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  • 18 years ago

    by Brooke Amity

    This poem makes me think that we have to spend as much time together as we can!!!!
    Strutting our stuff while we are still beautiful and then tucked away with each other when we arn't.
    ..xx

  • 18 years ago

    by Normal is the Watchword

    This poem was written pretty well with keeping the syllable counts basically constant and the rhymes were okay. I wasn't into the reptition of shame and a few other points but you managed to keep them fromsticking out and blend into the poem.

  • 18 years ago

    by xTheEcstasyOfSuicidex

    Wow...amazing again. You really know how to get your thoughts across. Amazing job..

    xDarkSuicidex 5.5

  • 18 years ago

    by firexflys

    That was really good. and very true keep up the great job ur work is really good. 5.5

  • 18 years ago

    by Sean Allen

    Something about the use of shamed seemed incorrect to me... I would change it to was ashamed, but that is a couple more syllables.

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