Time ~ A Poem
Ticking clocks and Westminster chimes
The infernal tolling of bells
Time, time taking its toll
Leaving behind desiccated remains
Holes carved in weary hearts
Two halves cleaved from the whole
All you ever wanted was someone like me
All I ever wanted was to be somebody else
If you could just heal the divide in me
Maybe I could breathe life back into you
Restore in me the will to live
Restore in us both the hope to love
Silence the clocks and stop time
[Illustration my own.]
Meg Sorick, Author/Artist 
Wow, Meg, this is so powerful! Well done. 💜
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Thank you, Angela! 💜
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My pleasure, Meg!💜
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Love It, Doc. The illustration is very Dali-esque. Very cool. He’s my favorite artist. 😃👍🏻
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Ah! Thank you! I like Dali as well. So much symbolism in the melting clock!
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Got that right. Drops away, and before you know it, there’s nothing but a puddle on the floor. 😃😃
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And it really does seem to go by faster as we get older!
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Right?!? I think at 40 it speeds up dramatically. Crazy, but it really does seem to move faster now. 😕
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Yeah… 👎😖
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Yeah, man! Boo!!! 😏
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This was wonderful and your finale gorgeous. I love it Meg.
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Ah! Thank you Drew! My poetic muse has been waking up again!
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Excellent. Your followers will benefit from that
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That is a lovely compliment! Thank you again!
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Fantastic illustration!
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Thank you!
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Lovely illustration and powerful words to go with it. 🙂
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Thank you Norma!
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Brava, Lady Meg! ❤
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Thanks so much, Sir Eric! ❤️
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I love everything about this Meg. That illustration could be a commercial success “Time just melts away!”
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Thank you, Peter! It was a fun sketch to do – I should put it on coffee mugs!😃
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Time does seem to move faster now! Great poem
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Thanks, Dee! It sure does! Bleh!
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Meg, your writing is outstanding and your art amazing, you have grown with that gift in leaps and bounds. This one is a favorite of mine for sure. ❤
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Thank you so much, Holly! What a wonderful compliment! I’m positively beaming! 😀 I guess part of getting better is really enjoying the process… and I am!
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Good, I would think so because you’re art is very professional, I love it!
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❤ Thank you again! ❤
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This is great!
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Thank you Braeden!
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Welcome Meg!
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Wow! That was wonderful. Beautifully written. I love the illustration.
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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