time is
an endangered resource,
limited
to the sands
within our hourglass,
with our first breath
we begin the march
toward an inevitable conclusion,
what color will you bring
to the sands
of your time
Tag: time
Unbending
I will not yield
to the unbending will of time,
though I know it is a battle
I cannot win
I will do all I can
to ensure what time remains
is as productive as possible -
limiting idleness and waste -
I will treat each minute as a gift
to be treasured,
not bending beneath the weight
of its passing
I will not sacrifice a second,
I will fill my time with life
Callous
why do we hold time so cheap,
while clinging to the material
with desperate fingers;
it cannot be purchased again,
yet we discard it
as children with a toy
that no longer
holds their interest;
what could be more interesting to us
than how we allocate
our time;
this great treasure,
treated as though it were nothing,
we allow for intrusions and thefts –
encouraging them even –
who are we
to be so callous
with time