Time Unwasted

Time wasted away

On small,

Trivial things

 

I only have one life

And no way

To undo the things

I’ve already done

 

So why

Do I waste hours

When I could be doing so much more?

Why 

Do I care so much

When it’s just a useless moment in my life?

 

Why should I put so much effort

Into something I can’t control?

 

Why am I wasting the only life I have?

 

Because it’s something I love doing,

Something that puts joy in me,

That lights up my face,

Because I know,

That 

It’s

Worth my time

My effort

My care

My attention

My energy

 

Because I will care,

No matter what others think.

S.Y. Liu

CA

13 years old

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