Buying Time

I bought time after paying the cost A fleeting win chasing moments lost A trial fought a mile walked Each step a price each breath a tick on the clock Nerves grating sometimes in fear I didn’t win I shed a tear Not in sorrow but relief To still be here however brief Working hard to earn some more To purchase time just as before Beg borrow steal the years Moments filled with joyous tears The past is set we can’t rewind But through toil and grind we bend the hands of time