For A Period Of Time Poem by Vanessa Kingsley

Starbursts of flames light up the sky
For a period of time
Water runs cool and then turns blue
For a period of time
Then in the hourglass you see you’re world flash before your eyes
But only for a period of time

Your smiles are you tricks
But only till you start to run out
You know just how it fits
Until you start to fill it out
Then in the hourglass that sits in wait
Starts to help you paint
Paint a picture bright and clear
But only for a moment sooo dear.

The stars crash around you
But only for a period of time
The moon says she adores you
But she tells you lies
Then as the sun comes up and the sky turns bright
You don’t seem to notice that the whites of your eyes
Are gone
But only for a period of time.

You say you’re honestly ok
But only for a period of time
We see your mind drift into space
We fear it’s lost until you find what you can find
And then the hourglass cracks and the world is on its back once more
So while the sand pours on the ground you feel yourself slowly fading away

Starbursts of flames light up the sky
For a period of time
Water runs cool and then turns blue
For a period of time
Your heart stops its beating
Hopefully
For only a period of time