Time

I wrote this to describe how little time we truly have and what we should try to accomplish before our time runs out.

The cold wind sweeps through the air,

biting you nose and chilling your soul. 

Deep eyes, the saddest of smiles,

small frame, a tear falls from her eye,

"Please help us," the woman motions to a bundle held tightly in her frail arms.

A baby.

So new, and naive,

so full of hope.

what can this little person accomplish?

You kept walking.

Small house, one bedroom.

not enough room for two.

Screams and insults fly through the air,

stabbing you like daggers. 

"Stop!" she screams.

but you hit anyways.

"Please help me," she says looking so small.

You kept walking. 

It's getting late,

too late for a business meeting. 

Hopeful individuals attempt to sell their ideas to you.

"Next," seems to be a reoccurring word. 

with every idea sent away, a new one comes through the door.

until they stop.

One last idea.

She looks so small,

she begins talking.

you stop her.

"Please, help me..."

but this time you listen.

This is my only hope. 

I need this shot,

just listen.

After a moment of combing through her bag,

she pulls something out.

a picture.

with a baby.

just like the one on the street that day. 

It finally hits you.

Power is a big word.

use it for good,

to help others.

And now a new story starts,

Not with a Once Upon a Time,

and certainly not ending with a Happily Ever After,

but ends somewhere in the middle.

company.

instead of walking alone,

you take the woman with the baby along for the journey as well. 

Reviews

[Onku Ghosh]

Excellent write!!

[rnuff]

Very well written

[Kasey Nichole]

Thanks so much(:

[Zap-the-awesome]

I like it. It's a sweet notion.

[Writing Cherry Blossom]

Very nice, great message. You did a great job

[Holly Mason]

very very lovely...
I went on a journey as a reader and that is wonderful...
and yes Power is a big word maybe the biggest of them all...
thank you for sharing