Time Slip

My leisure was over 
quicker than expected. 
Now I'm back to doing homework 
but keep getting distracted. 
Another glance at the clock 
Another 30 minutes gone. 
And you see, it builds up quickly 
you start off at zero real nicely, 
but a few minutes and a quarter's gone by,
goes from 15 to thirty to 45
where in five minutes the hour is practically over,
intervals of sixties slipping right through your fingers.
Now what felt like forever
just couldn't be shorter.

Oh please, can it all slow down?


I'm afraid I might drown,


Crashing 
past each deadline,


Falling 


through time

 

 

 

 

JayJay

VT

16 years old

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  • T

    Tired.

    worn out.

     

    Stuck in daydreams,

    so checked out.

     

    It's been like this for months.

    and getting worse in bumps and grunts.

     

    the summer heat, it floods my mind

  • Towards the Sun

    People see me run 

    towards the sun

    but they don't see

    what I’m running from.

     

    I chase one high after another,

    picking up the pace to outpace the monster

    but when dusk comes

  • Technically...

    Technically, I’m an immigrant;  

    I wasn't born here. 

    Technically, I’m too young, 

    just shy of a year. 

     

    Technically, I’m inexperienced, 

    barely know the rudiments.