Hourglass

You pass another milestone
without realizing the confines
time has held you under
tangled in your promises
of dreams edging toward reality
where are we now
when the clock stops ticking
did it even make a difference,
our presence
or was it just a pre tense to how our
last moments were spent
under the clock
constant reminder that time is passing
and you right along with it

Fade

Someone somewhere told me once that
it gets better
with time
I’ve always wondered, does time really come as a comfort
hold your hand and console your fears
lately I’ve been led to believe
that he only fogs memories
makes the pain we once felt feel less real
and even if we deny it, we forget
if only for awhile
because sometimes broken hearts can still produce a beat
sometimes even though there’s distance & silences
there is still love, and though she hides
and runs, she is there
time too will take her hand one day
we will forget the joy, just as the pain
all else will be background noise
fade away