By and By

Day by day I watch them as they pass by Growing shorter with each sunset The sun rises with daytime fading Before my eyes the lights gone to soon Night by night I notice them quickly come upon me Announcing the end of another day Thru the darkness all is still and quiet It feels like life has stopped In the nightime hours Time by time Take a moment to take a breath Where has the time gone, where has it went When I can't get it back I must take the time ahead well I still can Inch by inch I attempt to get this or that done Yet I'm not moving forward If anything I'm going backwards I try to find a place, I can be in One by one I lose track of all of it In such a hurry to get it all done I then forget what I need most I am becoming a stranger to myself Part by part I have mis-taken for important things I write out what I want, think I need I list how things should be My life is written, even if it's not right Piece by piece I see myself going the wrong way My thoughts and feelings are Are not the true ones