Straying Off The Page

When I lost, time went so slowly
Now without, time moves so swiftly

I cannot stop time, only those moments can
I cannot find mine, in this fall of sand

Keep on moving, keep on keeping on
For nevertheless, never could be less

While I'm continuously moving,
We are solicitously losing

Without these masks I wear,
It's these tasks I only care

I will not take them off, they are germanely bound
Worn when your around, worn when they're around

The time to sit down, save face
The time to stand up, gain grace

Give me something to hold onto,
Take me something I'm afraid to lose

Give me reason, I don't need meaning
You'll feel me leaving, not my being

If good things come to those who wait,
Big dreams surely must be patient

For my own sake,
I strive in heartbreak



Dallas Shea Smith©

November '09