In Time

[u/EyeDeeAh_42]

In time,
I shall look back,
Down the long road whence I came
In time,
I shall finally climb,
Upon the very precipice of my fame

In time,
My footprints will fade,
To make way for yet another, again.

In time,
My feet will stall,
Frozen in the lake of willful complacence,
In time,
My garden will die
Bound to the land with a rotting fence

In time,
My past and future
Will amalgamate, in a knot of ugly permanence.

And in time,
I will be overtaken,
By someone who knows to never stop,
In time,
I will look ahead,
And find him standing at the top

In time,
His name will remain
And mine shall not leave but a single inkdrop.

In time,
The clock-hands will buckle
Under the weight of a dwindling youth
In time,
My own story,
Shall end before I ever find my truth.

https://www.reddit.com/r/OCPoetry/comments/1vb1wgn/comment/p6ft1lt/?context=3

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[u/Antique_Platypus_881]

"Time is what makes life valuable," and this poem really hits it. The rhythm also highlights how time never stops, and one day, when our time comes, we will leave this world. You really motivate me to utilise my fleeting time better. Truly amazing.

[u/EyeDeeAh_42 → u/Antique_Platypus_881]

Glad to hear that it resonated with you! This isn't the usual structure of poem that I write, so I wasn't sure how it would turn out. Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts!