The Hours Fall

My song/poem on my (revised) views on life and death...

The Hours Fall

Through night and day

Can't you feel the seconds ticking by

The hours falling away

As we take step by step

To the very end of the road

We're never here to stay

So let's all hold on as we try

Our best to find our way

With all of our moments left

And everything that we've known

So let's seize every minute we have, each day of our lives

Make each one more special than the one before

Every cry and each laugh, under dark and deep blue skies

Every treasured memory forevermore

Look to the future so bright, to our destinies

Dwell not on our failures haunting the past

The light at the end is in sight, the dreams we can achieve

Across the open seas we sail, reaching higher than the stars

Watch the hours fall into the sky

Though we're just waiting on our dreams

Like we're gonna have a second chance

If it all just goes and slips away

When will we know that now's the time to fly

And when will we know what it truly means

To break free and learn from the past

And to stand tall and not be afraid

So can we rise to the stars before our inevitable fate

Treasure each moment while it's not too late

In the sun and the rain

Let not our words be lost

Deep in the sadness and disdain

Of everything we've lost

And everything we've known

We've got so much to gain

No matter what the cost

And though things won't stay the same

Deep even in the icy frost

And everything unknown

So let us not fear the end. when we're finally there 

Instead let's cherish each beautiful day

Treasure our family and friends, until we're no longer there

Until all the world has fallen far away

And know that death is not the end of our legacies

'Cause they live on far beyond our lives

So take a breath, take my hand, towards our destinies

For this is our reason to go the extra miles

Watch the hours fall into the sky

Though we're just waiting on our dreams

Like we're gonna have a second chance

If it all just goes and slips away

When will we know that now's the time to fly

And when will we know what it truly means

To break free and learn from the past

And to stand tall and not be afraid

So can we rise to the stars before our inevitable fate

Treasure each moment while it's not too late

And think about it all, of every breath we take

How many more just breathed their last

Don't forget about it all, embrace what's left to take

We'll never be destroyed by the past

Ignore whatever they say. that might bring you down

Don't ever forget what you're living for

Emerging out from the fray, we stand tall and proud

We will only be gone when no one loves us anymore

Watch the hours fall into the sky

Though we're just waiting on our dreams

Like we're gonna have a second chance

If it all just goes and slips away

When will we know that now's the time to fly

And when will we know what it truly means

To break free and learn from the past

And to stand tall and not be afraid

So can we rise to the stars before our inevitable fate

Treasure each moment while it's not too late

Author's Note

Thank you so much Marie Harrison and Dinesh for inspiring this one! I sure owe you guys one!
Our society has been feeding us the "fear death" mentality, be it directly or indirectly. personally this is not the way i want to live. the important think is not to fear death, but to be mindful of death.
think about it. surely we would treat each other far better than what we do now if we realized that we could never see each other again!
surely we would seize each moment if we realized that this could be our last!
why do we fear death? do we think that we will lose everything? we will truly be gone from this world when no one loves us anymore, and all our contributions are ignored and trampled upon. why else do you think people say "I'll be with you in spirit" when they can't be there personally?
somehow i find that only the terminally ill and dying realize this. why don't we realize this now and live our lives much better?

Reviews

[Sarusai Hiryu]

Beautiful thought.

[Sarah McConnaughey]

This was my favorite part:

"Ignore whatever they say. that might bring you down
Don't ever forget what you're living for
Emerging out from the fray, we stand tall and proud
We will only be gone when no one loves us anymore"

A very well written and inspiring poem. Well done.

[Ruth]

Life and death is never easily put into words! This is a stunning poem hon, each moment treasured is a moment well spent! We all too often forget the beauty of life as the low's get the better of us!
Death is something we all fear, I think, because we just don't know what is around the reaper's corner!
As humans, our consciousness is dumbed down to a degree on this plain! I have always felt a feeling I can only describe as home sickness, its taken me a long time to realise that is due to this plain being merely a test, the other side is true home as such! Don't get me wrong, I am petrified of death! But there has to be more to life than life! lol
Great, thought provoking work!
xx

[Marie Harrison]

I just love this song. It's so beautiful. We do need to cherish each hour. I'm going to print this, let it be my reminder each day. Thank you for sharing. It really moved me and touched my heart.

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

Beautiful inspiration you got .. this is a wise poem. Some of us do this .. take your advice ...some do not. I find myself at times 'wallowing' in the past and as your poem reads, this is not a way to live. I have lost two young loved ones in a blink of an eye and i know how precious life is and how we should seize each moment and make it all it can be.

Very well written.. beautiful flow and so much wisdom!
You have written one for the books as they say.. very much enjoyed this.

Chloe

[Art Sun]

nice work on this poem...

[Abd-afeez]

I love this poem, the imagery was very poignant. Each line casts spell that opens one's eyes to the fact that every tick of time counts. The poem flowed really well, i didn't have to twist my tongue when reading this. Lol! But seriously you've got to keep writing more of this, its inspiring. Thank you!

[Dinesh Sairam]

I must really appreciate, if not for anything, the length of the poem. The longest poem I ever wrote was a ballad and was long ago. I don't remember myself writing a long poem after that. Now, writing one needs a lot of patience, a lot of stocked-up imagery in the mind and a lot of talent. Seems you have all of these.

Now, coming to the poem, this is as lyrical as ever. I always wished you were a formalist. But then again, I always wanted every good poet to be :P (I even asked Tate and Robin to write in meter once); And later found out that each one has their own style in which they can prosper in. :) My favorite lines are

"In the sun and the rain
Let not our words be lost
Deep in the sadness and disdain
Of everything we've lost
And everything we've known"

And I'm glad I could inspire you :) I take that it was "Beauty in death" ;)

Keep writing.

[hannahspelledbackwards]

I loved this poem, about not being afraid of the ending. And i especially loved how you explained everything at the end. i completely agree! :)

[HopelesslyDevoted]

yet another great example of your talent! i really enjoyed this one!