It takes just a second,
to reflect;
one minute,
to change.
One breath,
to stop everything;
one word,
to start singing.
With a blink of the eye,
you could miss it;
close your eyes,
you’ll see it.
It takes just one step,
to move;
one after the other,
be on your way.
With just a small amount of space,
you’ll find your ground;
in a finite world,
anything’s possible.
Make a decision,
take a chance;
life’s a series of accidents –
win and lose!
I know the meaning of words,
but I can’t define them.
I know why I love you,
but I can’t find the words.
I could sum up my life with one word,
if only I could remember it.
I would dance with you,
if I knew which steps to take.
I would lay with you,
if I knew which side you preferred.
I would wake up by your side,
if I could sleep through the night.
I would fantasise with you forever,
if only I could dream.
I thought I knew the meaning of words
– but I’ve changed!
And all the books I’ve read,
no longer read the same.
To do today,
wait not until tomorrow?
Yesterday’s reminders,
set my heart to sorrow.
Heavy burden,
a toll I can’t afford;
cross it off,
or cut the cord.
A clean slate,
futile as grasping air;
simple the ideal,
complexity to my despair.
Deeper gets the hole,
I dig to my grave;
procrastinate,
as a bearded man is to shave.
Come age time is lost,
where did the day go?
not enough hours,
to finish the show.
Focus I cannot fathom,
for illusive is the mind;
prioritise I shall not,
I just don’t have the time.
I’ll get straight to it,
I will – no doubt!
Linear,
like a round-about.
Lewis Walddren 