Time

Time is not yours;
You cannot control.

Time is not something;
To have and to hold.

Time is a moment,
That has just passed.

Time is something;
That does not last.

So use time wisely,
Don't let it slip away.

It will be things remembered,
When you are old and gray.



Penned February 20, 2015
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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