Time Is of the Essence

If time would let me change the past,
I’d live a perfect life.
No matter how I messed it up.
I’d tidy up the strife.

But sequence has a purpose,
so I’m told by father time.
To have something from here on out,
all change must form a line.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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November 23, 2013 at 8:29 PM
great flow and purpose nice poem
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November 2, 2013 at 11:35 AM
Nice easy flow...
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October 18, 2013 at 11:37 AM
A simple poem but meaningful...
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October 17, 2013 at 10:30 AM
I like this
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