No Time Anymore

Looking into the mirror, I see an old man bowed and bent.

Who not so long ago, didn't care what time meant.

He’s in the glass, peering back through frosted pane

At the young man, who lived his life in vain.

Taking time to reflect, on life that passed him by,

Knowing now it's too late, he begins to sigh.

"Alas if only”, quivering upon wrinkled lips

Into his yesterdays, his heart quickly slips.

Away from his reflection, of times’ reality

Away from his tomorrows, from his fated destiny.

To sift through the memories, the regrets of his past

Back to times he thought, youth would forever last.

Seeking a moment of respite, a moment to reflect.

To ready his heart, his courage to collect.

To face the man in the mirror, his accusing eyes

Ease the pain of his remorse, the tears he cries.

For time has run out, youth's illusions have fled.

The day has come, he’ll rise no more from his bed.

For the man in the mirror, who had time galore

The time has come, there’s no time anymore…

Russ Pergram