Because I could not stop for Time
Inspired by ‘Because I could not stop for Death’ by Emily Dickinson
Because I could not stop for Time –
It stopped for me –
The race held but just a lane –
And a break from reality.
We fastly paced – It knew my fear
And I tried to hide
My way of going
From Its curiosity –
We passed the fragments, where memories layed
At the start – in the beginning
We passed a shortcut –
We warned the people who took it –
Or rather – they warned us –
The birds stay still and with me –
For only the sound, my feet –
My eyes – only staring –
We paused before a beach that seemed
The only thing moving with me –
The water drying out
The sand – on the beach –
Since then – ‘tis hours – and yet
Feels longer than forever
I saw the birds’ wings
Were going towards the gun –
By Jehanne B.
