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The outstanding question I have watched from a distance, kept my Council and made time my friend. An error On my part I fear, but not one I was aware of At the time. Only later did I realise that time Was not a friend at all or anything like one Time, it transpired, was my enemy, in fact the Cruelest enemy a man could have. Time does Not rest, nor does it take kindly to those who Misuse it. Silently advancing, unseen, unheard, Wrenching you from me with every second of The clock. Whilst still outstanding, the question I have been too afraid, too uncertain, to ask
Wrongly, I gave time its head, believing time Would help me win fair lady, but that is not what Happened. What happened was that time traded Opportunity for idleness and self-deception, the Same illusion relied upon by so many too weak Too scared to face up to time and do with it as One might a valuable currency – spend it wisely Whilst still outstanding, the question I have been Too afraid, too uncertain, to ask
By my bedside, a faded photograph, so often Handled its corners creased and cracked, its Clarity wanting. Proof, if proof was needed, of A love and of a longing that fell foul of time but Now finally refuses to succumb to the vulgarity Of time. Time that would seize my joy for itself Leaving behind a faded memory of a love that Once was, but not so to the eye that can see Beyond time to the heart-stopping smile of the Most beautiful woman I have ever encountered Whilst still outstanding, the question I have Been too afraid, to uncertain, to ask
Yes, I have been too slow to act, too quick to let Time act on my behalf and now I see that I have Lost time, frittered it away to no purpose, but that Foolishness is at an end for I now see that had I Been a braver man, had I followed my instincts I would not be where I am today. Still hoping, still Wishing, still lost for an answer and so finally, the Outstanding question, the question I have been Too afraid, too uncertain, to ask:
Will you marry me?
© Joseph G Dawson
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