Her Time Thought

Endless conversations with zero expectations

His hesitations are met by her patience

She knows his conscious is ablaze

Wanting to put out those flames

Not caring if it will take days

By his side is where she stays

In that moment she witnessed his gaze

Whilst he walked through his mindful maze

Without saying a word his eyes drifted

Knowing his mind was twisted 

She replied to his silence

With phrases that weren't scripted

When she spoke she felt disconnected

It wasn't planned, it was all unexpected

Maybe talking will do more harm than good

But she knew she still should

At the surface she looked calm

Yet deep down she was nervous

But she knew speaking was better

Than leaving the moment wordless

She exhaled and started with a sigh

I know how time flies by 

Making us wonder about the why's

The what if's and the goodbye's

But time is also just a construct in your head

A concept we love yet dread

I know moving forward is hard

With a soul that is scarred

With thoughts you can't disregard

When you deal with a current and previous world

When the past and present are intertwined

It's like you're always one step behind

Because one leg is here, the other one there

Time is gone yet you have so much to spare

Making your mind float everywhere

And all of this is just a thought

How time is not ours yet it's all we got

Life moves on no matter what we do

The day arrives and the night will too

Time rearranges but it seems nothing changes

Yet everything becomes different for you

With a contemplative stare she spoke

I know we all search for our purpose

Without it we feel worthless

Frustrated when we can't figure it out

Like we're on the right track

But we're taking the wrong route

Time keeps moving on and that's a fact

It's a part of life's contract

Hours, minutes and seconds

Count down fast until we reach the heavens

So let me give you some advice she said

When it all gets too busy in your head

When you just want to run away instead

There's a way to slow down the clock

To block time from going tick tock 

To temporarily make it stop 

It's what I think about whenever we talk;

Time can be escaped with a kiss

Be traveled through with memories you reminisce

Of your childhood or someone you miss

Time can be released through music 

Or by reading a good book

Time can be paused with just one look

Of someone you hold dear

Who can make time just disappear

With a smile she ended her plea

I hope I opened your eyes to see

How you can escape reality

Even if it's just temporarily

And just know that to me

You are my time metaphorically

Something I have and don't have simultaneously 

Something I long to have more of

But every minute we spent I love

She said with time I have been blessed

Then a smile was no longer expressed

Because she feared the day

Where she'd watch her time tick away

Because no matter how much you pray

Nobody can make time stay