Time Contemplation

Time heals all wounds but what if

I cease to exist to experience this

What if the time that I am granted is not enough

To receive the healing that I need

In my mind I beg and I plead

To be cured of what I have endured

But the time has yet to come

Where I find the recovery that I seek

Not knowing to whom I should speak

When negativity is overflowing

When it is with pessimism I am consumed

A symbolism of imprisonment holding my mind captive 

I feel I'm doomed to hope for better days
Time is a way to cope yet it keeps me hostage

It is with this knowledge I have to deal

As I sit and watch time fly away

It was Einstein that used to say

The nature of time is relative

Coming to the conclusion that it is an illusion

It is a phenomenon that comes and goes

It is moving on yet I remain stuck

And I'm drained by this train of thought

Relief of this pain I have sought

But what is not could still be

What I cannot see can still come to me

If it is indeed more time that I need

I hope I will endure and still be present

To know for sure it is life that I can carry

To me time often feels like an adversary

Intangible yet having such impact

An abstract contact so I'm trying to live in the present

But I'd be lying if I said I never lose touch

Always wondering where the time went

This pondering happens to me so much

Losing track of time happens to us all

It is gone forever and that messes me up 

Because losing it means I can never get it back

My eyes on the clock, wanting to keep track

Time flies and I don't know how long I have left

Wanting it to go more slow yet move on quick

And an internal crisis arises with this thought

It is in this state of mind that I am caught

Realizing that time is free yet priceless

It is the game of life we are forced to play

Time moves on when sometimes, we simply want to stay

Reviews

[aj milton]

I like this piece. Your phrases have captured a wonderful selection of metaphors about how we perceive time in many different ways. I love the last five lines particularly.