Daylight Savings

 

Sure, everyone loved the day,

But not as much as she did.

She would prepare weeks in advance,

Getting ready for her leap,

Knowing subconsciously that she would

Only be disappointed,

But preparing herself anyway,

Just in case.

For this day –

The day everyone set their clocks back

And celebrated one extra hour of sleep –

This day was the only day of the year

That she got the chance

To fix all of her mistakes,

To go back into time

And make everything right.

 

Every year she prepared,

And every year she was disappointed.

For although the clocks were set back,

And she was given the change to go into the past,

She could never quite fix

Any of the mistakes she had made.

 

So now, when they ask her

What she would do if she was given the

Chance to go back into time,

She merely smiles sadly,

And replies that she is given that opportunity

Every year

And every year, nothing changes.