Yesterday's Applause
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Time speeds up as it slips away,
years mirror months and weeks a day.
And though the stars still shine at night
in this world of hyperbole
and alternate reality;
I had to relearn wrong from right
and lost my innocence of youth;
when lies superseded the truth.
For as a child, to calm my fright
I'm told of God and Santa Claus;
but both stories are full of flaws,
and broken wings can't achieve flight.
Time speeds up as it slips away,
there's never enough time for play.
My eyes have dimmed to candlelight,
and I begrudgingly agree
that I now need glasses to see;
and finally, regain my sight.
I've learned it doesn't require a sleuth
to figure out truth from untruth;
and yet, I view life through hindsight,
recalling Yesterday's applause.
I often wish I could press pause;
delete mistakes, and overwrite.
And though few will read what I say,
I'll still post poems that I write;
in hopes that they'll be read someday.
Copyright © Emile Pinet | Year Posted 2020
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