Thursday, September 13, 2012

Untitled Poem

Written Spring 2012

By Lauren Painter



Endless, day after day

The seconds flash, the minutes inch

It heals all wounds, but reopens them

Never ceasing, never ending

Cannot be controlled, cannot be altered

No matter how hard it is, no matter how much it hurts

There is no taking back, no re-dos

Staring in the distance, gazing in the past

Wake up upset, fall asleep alone
 

Passing through the present, reflecting on the marks

The clocks rule life, slowly slipping by
 

Nothing brings happiness, everything churns memories

It pretends to be a friend, but it is the enemy
 

The hands won’t wait, the minutes keep ticking
tick
tick
tick
Time is an evil concept.

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