Wasting Away

Wasting Away

Written by Adam M. Snow

What is this?

Fading fast beyond our grasp;

ticking, tocking.

Ev'ry hour stalking;

like its prey, we're hunted

 - a wild game devoured.

What is true in a river of lies,

wasting away as time flies?

This cannot be our reality,

the iron in our blood - rusting

as we lay resting.

Feasted upon ev'ry hour,

drained, until there's nothing left.

Oh, but I protest!

Surely, there is more.

A look back at what was before.

If we could turn back its hands,

then perhaps we would stop the falling sands.

Then what would be,

if not a fantasy

to be shattered?

Then so be it, for time does not matter.

For in a dream, we're nothing,

but an echo of what is to come.

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Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree Adam.
"For in a dream, we're nothing,
but an echo of what is to come."
I liked the wild journey finding logical ending. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Fabian G. Franklin]

The universe may be nothing more than a flight of fancy in the mind of a day-dreaming God. So we mustn't take our reality or existence too seriously since none of us are getting out of this alive. Time and love make fools of us all sooner or later and would our existence be less austere and harsh if God proved to be the greatest comedian of all performing for a created audience too afraid to laugh? I enjoyed the read. They say time flies but I've not seen many out with butterfly nets trying to catch the beautiful dainty-winged thing. :)

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Adam i praise you for writing this piece its beautiful i love the ideas the flow and the beauty of it, i really enjoyed iti and made me think.
I often think we would be happier if time did not exist, getting up to alarms getting to work on time, eating dinner at 7 brekky at 6 all that crap you know we should just ignore the clock one weekend and see how it goes i may try it tommorrow
ill tell you how i go
good work enjoyed the read

[Chris Shaw]

Nicely composed work. I enjoyed the read Adam.

Chris

[wordman]

but we do turn back time,just in the next life time

[andrew mitchell]

enjoyed the imagery and theme so relevant on life and life spent. nice work.