Acceptance of Time

Time continues steadily on,
we ride it
unknowing passengers
unaware of its passage
unaware of the destination.

We try to hold it in our grasp
but it simply slips through our fingers
we desperately try to hold on
needing to freeze a moment.

Time pays us no heed
slowing down for no man
it marches on
never tiring
ignoring the pleas of man
though we will it to do our bidding
speed up
slow down
just stop for a moment.

It is constant, moving
never changing
always does it march
never dragging its feet like a stubborn child
nor racing ahead to see what lies before it
it plods along at its pace
dragging us along for the ride.

It does only that which it was designed
it cannot be bribed
never bowing to our wishes
it does not grant favors
nor feel sorry for us
we need to let it go
for this to grow
to change.

© Michele Markley 2009