Time incomplete
And time that has passed
Along with time presently flowing
Within the hourglass
Seeing the sand inside
Slowly moving away
And upon noticing this
I can see my reflection
In the glass
Me looking back at myself
As the time here
Is steady rolling
Yet seeing time slip away
And also what’s to come
Seeing time continuously
Moving forward despite
Whether personal tasks
Or done or not
For time just doesn’t stop
But in here it does
But only inside this hourglass
For as the time stops there
It keeps on going outwardly here
And having witnessed time from sands here
Both began and disappear
As I pick it up and lift it up
And watching as time passes by
Right in the palm of my hand
A literal precursor
For time’s arrival and exit
And as to what could happen next
For the time left in between
As I could observe with and from
A very personal and spatial view
All while watching the sands of time here
Indicate and display
The past, present, and future
Simultaneously
As I may find
While looking at time
From both sides
Of the hourglass
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4 responses to “The Hourglass”
Holding time in the palm of your hand and seeing yourself reflected in the glass, yes. That’s when you understand that you’re not separate from time, you’re inside it. Past and present and future all moving at once, and there you are, watching. Witnessing. The hourglass shows you everything. 💙
Appreciate that and very good outlook of the poem and time, glad it resonated with you 🙂
Brother,
This piece is totally relatable and poignant. As a millennial, I’m becoming more and more painfully aware of the ebb and flow of time and of just how much every second we have on this mortal coil really counts. We have to make each grain of sound count while we’re still able to. Mos Def. The message of this piece
Btw, on a side note, your poetic style reminds me of the rapper Style P. That’s one of my favorite rappers of all time. I say that not to compare your style to his on a structural level. I just mean that, you’re able to say a whole lot just by saying one or 2 sentences.
Very few poets can master that, and you’ve done exceptional job doing so with this piece.
Looking forward to seeing more of your work, good sir.
Respectfully,
Storms
Hey Brother, I really appreciate your outlook and relevancy of your point of view when it comes to poetry as a whole. You are a true poet yourself and definitely see poetry beyond it just being art alone. Happy the poet resonated with you and truly appreciate the compliments, Looking forward to more of your work as well, don’t ever stop.
With respect,
Poetic