Holding Back

Nothing here is wrong because nothing ever could. It has been so long, A time that just never would! Nothing here was ever lost because nothing was ever found. It has been a toss, A time that simply counted down! Holding back the tears, Puddles of many lost years! Holding back my time, I’m a prisoner with no crime. There’s nothing here to hold because there never was. It has been so cold, A time for just because! Holding back the pain, My chronic death inside! I have nothing to lose because there’s nothing to gain. Holding back the strength of all my earned pride, I’m just a moment gained with a will that eventually dies inside! ®Registered: 1997 Ann Rich