Time Is of the Nonsense

Seconds, minutes, hours and days
Weeks, months, years and decades
Centuries, millenniums and forgotten ages 
The book of time is filled with endless pages

We can trace time, from the time before time began
All the time in the world has passed, but what have we to learn
Men and kings before us, have lived in this very world
We walk their very steps, soon to join them in the ground

Life is brief with no consolation or relief 
Time will not stop for men to deal with their grief
Time speeds furiously, knocking everything to the past
Buildings are brought down in a blast, as men turn to dust

Time is but a vast and invincible prison
Holding its captives till death for no reason
Time is boring, mindless and unfair
It is out of our control no matter how much we care

From the day of creation, and the very first sunrise
Men have wrestled with time, and paid a high price
Suffering only to live and living only to suffer
Life is bleak, tragic and there is no time buffer

Time makes no sense, even if it be of value
To live your whole life tense,and next is your burial
To set your whole life by the calendar and the diary
To be betrayed by time,all those days you woke up early

Time is a treasure that has no pleasure
Working days are much more than days of leisure 
By the time you have time to enjoy your hard earned dime
You are sick all the time and your past your prime

Times change, but time changes not its behavior
Aging and erasing men, as they seek mercy from their savior
To resurrect in a world where the day does not end
To live in a world where time is dead
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Mwangi Avatar
September 3, 2015 at 9:07 AM
enjoyed reading this poem loved esp the last stanzas...time they say it waits for no man.
Costales Avatar
August 31, 2015 at 11:16 AM
it's a paradox. When we have no time because we're too busy, it's really time that we're spending time with.. enjoyed this
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