Barnaby Alkire
Barnaby Alkire
The Poet Corner: Time & Chemicals
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The Poet Corner: Time & Chemicals

Time:

Time is a river that forgets my name

the closer it gets to the ocean

Time sped as I tread in the ocean

waiting to be rescued

Boats float by as I am left uncertain,

soaked in the bellow of time

No boat turns around, no signal is sent,

I swim for an island on borrowed intent

Sands tug my feet as I’m unable to retreat,

Time is all around, and I’m left profound

Chemicals:

Every sway conveys this array of chemicals

I don’t know why, as I try to keep

the profanity of my sanity

Surrounded by a crowd in my head,

my dread makes me misled

Each person claps at my collapse

There is no cause for the applause,

just a reaction to my action.

Wandering the streets,

squandering my soul

beneath my feet

My head turns as I yearn for peace,

pills slow the imbalance of my talents

Whispers within as it begins,

the air becomes crisper

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