Jeff W. Watson Poet Rhyme

Spending Time

Time is Spending
Never Ending 
Time it's Bending 
Life it's Rending 

I paid the Price
But the Price ain't right 
I had suffered the Cost
And now I'm at a Loss

Time is outta sight 
Like a Shooting Star at Night
And try as I might
I just can't get things right

For Heaven's Sake
I can't catch a break 
On the Deals that I make
It's always give more and never take

It's The Dancing in Reverse 
I fear that might get hurt
Cause Life can be Adverse 
And Time can be Worse

Yes, Father Time has made me jump through hoops 
In everything I try to do 
And everywhere I go
Father Time keeps changing the Channel to a different show

In my Mortal Life 
My Time is Rife
With Confusion and Strife
With Useless, Chaotic Hype

The Zeitgeist 
Pulls a Heist 
He came in through the Backdoor and Stole my Mind
Which will probably drive me Mad in Time

But I guess I can't Father Time blame
For trying to drive me Insane
But all he really did was just make me Mad
Cause he stole all that I had, Good Times and Bad

So, the Zeitgeist down I track 
To get my Mind Back
I said, "Father Time, your Time is up!"
"Enough is Enough!"

To feel better, I take my Mental Meds
Over and Over, Again and Again 
Till I actually believe that Father Time is.my Friend 
"But he's not, he's your Enemy, " my Heart said

Father Time sent for Death to come and Collect 
My Soul cause he decided my life is at an end 
But God is my real True Friend
And in Heaven He'd put me back together and myself Resurrect

"Well yes", God said, "This life may be over and done"
"But you still have a new Life to live, another One"
"Like a Nine-Lives living Cat"
"Get up, put on your Armor, your Black Suit, Cane and Hat"

"It's Time to join The Dancing at that"
"It's Cool, Hip and Groovy, it's where it's at!"
"And now try to sing your Song"
"And maybe with Father Time you'll get along"

But no one is Father Time Befriending 
And the Message he's Sending 
Is not one of Mind Blending 
Or even Mind Mending 

Father Time
Relies on Rhymes
Riddles and Puns too
All so that he can get one over on me and you

Father Time fights dirty 
His Poems can get rather foul and wordy 
Now that I've started my new life at Three and Thirty
I'm the Man, Hurdy Gurdy

I am quite Subdued 
With the New Life that God has given me to use
In the midst of all of Father Time's Subtrafuge 
I remain confused...

So Dude
I'm screwed 
By all of this, I am not amused 
I better think and act fast or Time I will lose 

I gotta loose the Hounds of War
I just do it, I don't know what for
And I release the Kraken 
Cause I gotta get some action 

Father Time is on the attack
And that's a fact
I had better move fast cause this is the third act
To get my Time back

I better make up my Face in my favourite disguise 
Cause I'm going out tonight 
I need to take all of my Keys for all of the locks 
To escape this Cardboard Box 

I better like hell run 
Cause I'm the only one 
Under the Moon and Sun 
I need to catch up with Father Time before my Time is done 

In Father Time's Dark Sarcasm 
He gave Death my Mind, heart and Soul, he's has um
If I can jump his Deep, Dark, Dank Chasum 
I can use my Drums so I can Jazz um

Maybe from death's hands, I can Snatch um
I must beware of the scent of Foul Jasmine 
That's Death's Hunting Scent for Souls to Catch um
To buy back my Mind, Heart and Soul, into the Well of Time, my Pennies I Cast um

I can roll the Bones 
All on my own
I can play the Ghoul's Game
But will I remain Sane?

I will have a Meeting of the Minds 
With Old Father Time 
I reminded him that in the End, against Jesus he really can't do anything 
Cause He is the King of Kings

So Father Time ordered Death to Desist and Cease
And my Mind, Heart and Soul to release 
He restored them back to me 
And set me Free...

But, I know that one day Death will take me, of course 
To ride with him on his Pale Horse 
Yes, one day I will be gone
But Father Time will Forever Live on...

Copyright ©? Jeff W. Watson August 28, 1926

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