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The Battle With Time

Nobody ever said
My life was going to be easy
My life
Would be a good read
If a person had the time
The same time
That’s killing me
At night
All my thoughts
Fills my head
My dad
Is slowly dying
Cancer
Is deteriorating his soul
And our time
Is dwindling fast
Time
In that situation
Is not on my side
So during the night
I stand in my yard
Staring at trees
Maybe catch a glimpse
Of a passing deer
Thinking
What am I doing here
I’m holding on
Staying strong
But deep inside of me
I’m scared as can be
Many are concern
Of what Chuck will do
When my dad’s body
Turns cold
I think
Of all the possibilities
Of what could happen
Whenever that day comes
Because….
I know time doesn’t stop
For no one
So I’m scared
Of not what I shall do
But
Of the person
I may become
Cause part of me
Will be lost
And time
Is still ticking by
I wish
I could fast forward
To thirty years
When I’m retired
When that part of me
That I lost
And many more
That I gained
Will have restored my soul
And my love life
Would finally be complete
In the arms of a woman
I waited so long to hold
And all those scared moments
Would be
Behind me
But in reality
That’s far fetched
But I want it
To happen
I want
Everything to be alright
I want
My parents to be proud
Before they leave me
On my own
And I want
To make someone smile
To say Chuck
Was the best thing
In their life
And time
Thirty years is a lot
But it’s much harder
To give up
When all in my life
I worked so hard
To be able to get
All I want
Written by Chuck (Chuck Todd)
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