#unknownpoet

i miss the books i never read,

I miss the hearts i never broken,

i miss the tears i never shed.

They say

Time is of the essence.

That one thing

Or another

Is vitally important.

Quick actions and quick thoughts.

Time is of the essence.

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Reach for your pen and write

They say.

Pick up the pace and get stuff done.

Embrace the time you have,

With everything more complete.

Time is of the essence.

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To make things right,

Start by holding yourself high.

Take action in expressing

The true empathy time holds.

Keep writing till your brain has

Nothing left.

Time is of the essence.

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And although my bones are in fragments,

My stomach curdles,

And I hold all of this sorrow in me,

I understand that my body and mind needs time.

But,

Time is of the essence

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And although my body weighs me down

Like a rock thrown into the ocean,

Voices still repeat the same things;

Time is what you work around,

Time is everything.

Time is of the essence.

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And although my bones are crumbled,

And my soul is darkened,

I will glue back the pieces as

Quickly as possible.

Time is of the essence.

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I will take every shattered raw bone I have left

And put myself back together.

I will paint my blackened heart red again

So it will blend in.

Is this what you want?

Time is of the essence.

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Tok.

Here is a little poem written by the owner of this elective senior course study book in the 40s-50s.

The rain runs to the sea

As naturally as love for you

lifts out its hands to me.

When water drops have spawned

their rings on paths across

thoughtless swells of bitter sea,

There is my heart, contained yet

free.

-unknown

Coldly holding my tears in my heart,

I moaned for love to you my lord,

Every single night hoping to pass,

You answered my calls with half love,

Little by little i said too much,

Little by little i gave my heart,

Little by little i lost it all.

Little by little you got away,

Little by little you didn't cared,

Little by little you found someone,