Time and Nature

Written to express how hard it is to accept the present but eventually we must.

One day I was talking to one of my friends

And I found out that his life would soon be taken away.

He told me he had been sick since June

And just found out his tragic fate today.

 

My face looked shocked, but my mind was not,

Because I knew this time would soon come.

I put my arm around his shoulder

And hoped my sympathy would comfort some. 

 

We walked towards a bench nearby to talk some more

And soon we stumbled on our past childhood;

the happy period of our lives.

We both thought of the field we use to play in

And we both remembered our happy cries. 

 

As we were coming back to reality it was hard to let go of the past.

It was hard for us both to accept now.

It was hard for us both to accept the future.

It was hard, because we didn’t want to know how.

 

Every other day if I had the chance I would visit him

And every time I saw him he was more ill than before.

I wished I didn’t have to see him this way

And I wished that the inside of me didn’t have to feel this sore.

 

It took us a while, but we finally learned to accept the present.

We both knew it was something we had to face

And as long as we had each other we were alright,

But the present was beginning to move at a fast pace.

 

Three months have past by since I last saw my friend.

Three months have past by since I last said good-bye.

My friend is now part of the past

And almost every time I think of him I start to cry.

 

I learned not to dwell on the past.

I learned to accept the present and the future.

I learned how to let go.

And I learned that time is a part of nature. 

Reviews

[ice]

Nicely penned, in fact, excelent...
Nameste
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I learned not to dwell on the past.
I learned to accept the present and the future.
I learned how to let go.
And I learned that time is a part of nature.

Love these lines here, this is wonderful & so truthful.