The Time In My Mind

I sat too long in a window watching as life passed me by
Consumed by fear or feeling ashamed to try
Often I wonder what magic did those lost days’ hold
Did I miss out on a life larger, greater and bold?
I forgot that I told myself that one day I would be someone
But so much life has passed that someone just didn’t become
A shadow who footsteps disappear in the night 
Avoiding a reflection dulled over time & still laden with fright 
I watched my dreams blow away with the wind
Dissolve into todays, brittle and thin
I try not to ponder on “what if’s” and regrets 
Those mid mornings thoughts, run-away frets 
Of unclimbed mountains and loves that didn’t last 
My faults still haunt me and unearth a hidden past
Now I sit at the window with the time in my mind
Each precious minute I left so, so far behind.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021


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Date: 11/16/2022 11:55:00 AM
I can relate....i have written a poem about time too and this is awesome.. "a shadow whose footsteps dissapear in the night"...what a line among great lines....my poem was titled "time is of the nonsense".....so i get you completely, ...yes, what do we do when it has all passed us by and we just watched like zombies unable to make good use of it...unable to put time in a trap....or maybe time is the trap..great work nora, really enjoying your poems,
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Date: 1/3/2022 11:38:00 AM
Fine poetry on the human condition, Nora...
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Date: 12/21/2021 7:03:00 AM
Hi Nora….what an amazing poem and so sad. Debx
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