Poem : A Lapse In Time

A lapse in time, a lapse in thought
Can leave one feeling overwrought
It makes one think of things we missed
Like having fun or being kissed.

Were choices right, we’re never sure
A day, a week, a year or more
Can hurtle passed at breakneck speed.
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The moment’s passed, never returning
All the while your heart is yearning
For that moment once again
To stop the torture, end the pain.

The choices made are done and set
There’s no use in simple regret
Those lapses may by short or brief
But often there is lasting grief

Just for an hour in the day
Somebody dies while you’re away
You never get to make amends
With loved ones, family or friends.

So make the most of all that’s here
You can’t let time possess your fear
Or else you might feel overwrought
A lapse in time, a lapse in thought.

Originally Posted 21/1/2015

Result - Joint 6th Place