The Essence Of Time

Oh time how you move me,

propelling me back and forth

reflecting my past, dictating my future

I caress your outer shell, yearning for just one frozen moment,

enough time to taste the sweetness of peace

and the bitterness of denial

for this life is moving on with or without me,

and i am running on air, struggling to gain ground

on an entity that  is impossible to stop

Reviews

[An owl on the moon]

Jillian, how one can sense the stream of time in your words.. always moving.. yet directing itself toward what lies ahead and giving us glimpses of where the water has run. You fill your poem with depth and emotion in this struggle we all face, and those scenes we've viewed relentlessly on the news of late.

[J.S. Pua]

nice write..
my favorite line:
"I caress your outer shell, yearning for just one frozen moment,"
good work..

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"I caress your outer shell, yearning for just one frozen moment,
enough time to taste the sweetness of peace"

{I love this}

"i am running on air, struggling to gain ground
on an entity that is impossible to stop"

{you really have captured this essence of time}

Magnificent poem:-)

james:-)

[Matthew Kult]

Well written and very telling. Good work

[alan khan]

the last line was great. i really enjoyed this. great title.