Five to Ten Minutes

So you have five to ten minutes,
What can you do with them?

You can look out of your window
and look into the clouds swishing on the gray sky.
Or maybe just look at the crystal window glass and
the icy , needle raindrops scattered haphazardly.

You could sip a few warm bites of the Latte
you just ordered from Starbucks or simply
wait for Ben who is buying you lunch.

You could look at that old glass bottle
at the corner of your office and think
of your high school chemistry class.
Of Lena who you simply loved
but she never ever looked back.
Of Jacob who pestered you
when you did the tedious titrations.

You could also call Halie
Who sits in the office next to you ,
Close your eyes and submit yourself
to the passion of the carnal connection
that you share with each other.

Maybe you could drop by the library
And pick up that copy of "The Alchemist"
Which you wanted to read since who knows when.

Ideally you should do two lines of coding
As time increases, diffusivity increases
Or something like that.

If you are someone like me,
You could also start a poem,
finish writing one or make
another one incomplete.

Or you could transpond to the memory
which you revisit every now and then.
The first time two lips met,
the first time two bodies entwined
Of how it was perfect and
Yet how it never lasted.
Oh her thought.

There is so much you could do and
so little you can
In just those few minutes....

Knock. Knock. Ting.
Your office door opens
You see a smiling Ben standing
by the doorway holding two boxes.
You realize you have spent
Ten minutes of your life.

© Nothing Personal. November 02, 2010.

Reviews

[Alex W]

I like the meaning of this one, makes me think that we shouldn't think things too much as life goes by far too quickly!

Good piece, thought it went along nicely. Would have liked to see a little rhyming but i'm a very simple poet who likes his rhymes lol.

Nice write :-)

[emmajoy]

I really like this, it's the kind of poem I like to come back to: there's a story in a space, in this case, ten minutes .. there's a series of pictures showing how you felt, what you contemplated .. we were let into your life by your smoothly written words. And, what's more, that final stanza is a tale of its own.

[Calypso]

Very good.

[SilentSKY]

That was deep and flowing. :)
Keep up the great work!

[jrlowe]

Nice flow to the piece. I like what the poem says...while you are trying to think of something to do time slips away and all you are left with is fleeting thoughts.

[OR]

Lol Amazing flow between the idea of thinking how to spend those 10 minutes and the idea that you actually spend those ten minutes thinking about how to spend ten minutes !

Ironic, brilliant and totally great piece

Thank you for sharing

PEACE

[grangerdanger]

Wow. i love this A LOT.

[Bette]

True, true. Well done

[Anna]

I understand. It was well writin.

[Sarah J. Kelleher]

It flies, wow! I love this, and I can't think of anything to critique about it! Good job!

Goin' in my library! ^.^

[Julie Beth]

this is great never really thought of whaat i could do in 5-10 minutes great job :)