Time

Abused by we who Know no limit in Ourselves or others Time it seems is never our friend Blessed with the ability To pass fleetingly by Time goes but never says goodbye Oh devil that is time Stop if only for a while Let us see the folly Of trying to catch the wind Time you have no master You stay fresh always As we fade away Becoming the past The rising sun A never ending pattern We only temporarily see Time oh elusive mother of hope Master of our fears You keep us moving For every changing as you do Oh dancing joker that is time As you speed on by In an endless cycle of change We become more grounded Our identity matures As the days go by Time only you can master The past The present And the future My short stay friend that is time Take me along as you go Till my clock ticks no more When my journey has ended Through this maze That is life You are my closest companion You make me what I am And watch me grow You are the only constant I know I wish for no extension to To my allotted span I have no desire to live for eternity Oh time I do respect thee I am grateful for your blessing You have made me Me