I grieve for time
Passing unseen,
Tho anxiously
I try redeem,
An absurd task
Held be a dream,
Behind the mask
That only seems,
To assuage its fear
Now less than keen,
When down the line
Reality holds clear,
That life I left behind
Actualizes many years,
Yet neglected tell my mind
There be life beyond the tears,
For obtusely squandered designs
That has me grieving, now ill timed!
© Jean-Jacques Fournier