Renewable Resource

monumental
that is the struggle with Time;
how to value it
in a world of increasing expense,
as my needs reduce
I find myself with excess
of all things but Time -

I still feel the bite of the ties
binding me to work;
is it fear of freedom -
I tell myself it is the allure of money -
or am I afraid of of the unknown,
my mind clambers for freedom
for flight

I am human,
still unable to fly,
so I keep myself -
for now -
chained by my mind,
limited to this wheel,
still searching for lost Time
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Stealing Time

we are chasing youth
with its vibrant immaturity;
not satisfied with the knowledge
from the wisdom of aging;
we try to recapture
an invincibility we never had
as bold sunsets mark
the passing of our days

orange dawn awakens us to wonder
how we might
find a few more minutes,
no hours,
no days,
weeks,
months -
just a few more years -
to accomplish the countless dreams
we gave up to the chase
not understanding
that wanting
was stealing our time
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