Soapbox Poet

the 3 stages of Time (a poem)

Time moves like a lost cause,

inept- clumsy, messily.

the new season comes in, oscillating.

daring to envelop a hurting heart,

the grandfather clock chimes.

At 12, comes healing.

Also at 12, comes doubt.

cascading off the precipice comes Time,

once again- bold and unapologetic.

This time it moves purpose,

and as the Clock strikes once more,

I stand on the cliff- wavering.

Shaking, but steady.

The breeze calms me.

There is freedom in the vastness.