This imaginative poem is a pantoum about someone pondering how time and relationships change while grappling with the complexities of what remains amid change.
When Time Remains
When time seems faster than before
I wonder, at times, what will remain?
The days are long, the years a bore
I asked, will your love ever wane?
I wonder, at times, what will remain?
When life went on, and apart they grew
I asked, will your love ever wane?
As nighttime crept into our view
When life went on, and apart they grew
Like leaves dropping from the trees,
As nighttime crept into our view
Our souls cried out, "Have mercy, PLEASE!”
Like leaves dropping from the trees
The days are long, the years a bore
Our souls cried out, “Have mercy, PLEASE!”
When time seems faster than before
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Featured Image Credit: Concept and creative direction by Candace A. Jones
AI-generated artwork created with OpenAI’s ChatGPT
