Life Belongs to Time

Time is when you know that you’re mature 
when you finally know how much to endure. 
Time is when the new pictures look old, 
When the sweet, new flowers start to grow… 
Then, the flowers lose their sweet, new glow 
Time is when you look in the mirror 
And you notice the changes that occur… 
People don’t notice time, 
Till it goes and passes you by 
The bittersweet kiss time blows your way 
Till dusk arrives and chases the day away 
A mothers kiss to a fathers bliss 
Then feeling so overloaded like an oceanic abyss 
Time is too big…time is so small 
Time is super fast, then slows to a crawl 
Siblings grow, mothers know 
Fathers cry when you say goodbye 
Time is infinite, time is limited 
Time is a best friend’s commitment 
Time is everybody’s enemy then time is everybody’s serenity 
Time is full and empty, too 
Just make sure time doesn’t fool you
--Alexia D., 9th-12th Grade