The Way it Is

Age and time passed dampens the will.

All of my ambitions crumble

and fall away like dead skin

flaking to dust upon the floor

of my dreams.

I have watched as the invincible, high and mighty

icebergs of my aspirations

fractured, cracked and slid away

into the ocean of time,

swelling the sea of lost opportunities

in which I drown.

And I realise,

perhaps now is the time to let go.

The time to tread water and simply watch

my children reaching for the sky.

 

26/08/20

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Honest and strong words John.
"And I realise,
perhaps now is the time to let go.
The time to tread water and simply watch
my children reaching for the sky."
I understand the above lines. I back away now and I allow my children to fight life. Hard to do. Thank you my friend for sharing the amazing poetry and your thoughts.
Coyote

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

The literary devices you used here are great. I makes the picture clear and open its content to be understood.
There are so many lesson I've learnt from this.
Thank you for sharing.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you for such a generous review Kay. Hope you are well.

[Corset]

no way, now is not the time to rest upon your laurels, kids will beget grand kids, and grand kids beget great grand kids and so on AND they all want Christmas presents :P

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Still recovering from my own so in no hurry to have grandkids yet lol. Thanks for stopping by Corset.

[Corset]

Ready or not...:P jk

[X]

For everything there is a season...you beautifully and rather sadly captured the ebbs and flows of life and the everlasting hope of reaching higher.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you for your kind review Kira.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, after years we seem to lose interest in our dreams...or they beat us down and we say Uncle.

"that's just the way it is, some things will never change"--(Bruce Hornsby and the Range)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Love that song too Jacob. many thanks!

[Chris Shaw]

That dreaded feeling that comes with age, that we have not achieved everything we set out to do. I say, swallow it and let your children and grandchildren take over. When time is limited, people count more. Great metaphors here and vivid imagery. Happiness comes in tiny parcels.

Chris

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Ah i have been thus far spared that joy. My daughter is busy forging her career in the world of Formula 1 on-line coverage, My eldest is investigating infertility issues and my youngest is of in Vietnam teaching. Meanwhile traveling is my bag! Many thanks for stopping by Christine.

[Chris Shaw]

Plenty of time yet :) You wait for ages and then like buses three come along at once :) Enjoy your travels.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I have no paternal urges at present. Enjoying the lack of responsibility despite still having to be the bail out bank!

[Anushka joshi]

The first four lines really made me to look for my dad . and the last lines are very realistic . Great !! you are really amazing in expressing your views into emotions and rule people's heart . nice work

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you for your kind comment Anushka.

[Markus Anthony]

There is sadness in your words, and it made me look at my parents as they watch us reach for our dreams and live a life of our own, and they take a seat back from the willingness to conquer more heights for the family. Time was our opponent. I wish they never grow old.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Indeed so Markus. We often forget our parents and the dreams they once strived for. Will be visiting your pages soon. Many thanks.

[MomzillaNC]

It does seem, as we get older, that our aspirations slip away from us. Well penned,

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you.

[MomzillaNC]

yvw 🌞