Time goes fast

But the emotions last

They seem a chore to master

Let them lead you

They’ll leave you hanging

Climb the mast

And steer us from the past

We’ve leaked from shore to harbour

Let the sea through

Then seal the damage

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I’ve wished and bowed and prayed

Pity sounds delayed

Drink these sour grapes

Squished into lemonade

I’m wilting by the flame

I think myself insane

I sit mid deck in waves

Wishing for better sails

But

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Time has crept

Here in its arms I’ve slept

I’m in the prime of death

Peering through curtains

At what I’ve spent

I climb the steps

Of sadness and regret

I paid each bill direct

Secrets and burdens

I pay by cheque

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Time demands

Banned feelings bind both hands

They breed like spores in dampness

Wade in deep boots

To heal that sadness

Life seems harsh

Bad dreams rewind sore pasts

They squeal like moles in darkness

Bathe the deep wounds

To reach that madness

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I’ve missed the brighter days

Things that life forbade

Imprisoned in the shade

Enclosed in anger’s cage

So

I’m clinging on in vain

Insisting life must change

I itch inside my brain

Which lotion calms this rage?

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Time has crept

Hearing its chimes I’ve wept

I’m in the prime of death

Nearing destruction

Behind on rent

I climb the steps

To pay my last respects

I have defined myself

Repeating functions

My mind has learnt

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