By The Time

By The Time

By: SeemsPoetic

By the time you read this...

I will have faded and frayed

Gone and decayed

Like pencil on paper

I've been erased

By the time that you read this

You may be afraid

Of what they may say

But don't be ashamed

By the time that you read this

I know you'll be grown

I know you'll be changed

Yet...

Deep down

I know you're the same

By the time that you read this

I'll have hoped and have prayed...

That you became your own person

Not just a slave

By the time that you read this

I hope you'll be proud...

Of the life that you’ve made

Now that you're reading this

I'd just like to help you remember

I'd just like to help us and convey

We had a dream once

The world was something we'd change

But now it's just you

I've been away

Now...

It's just you

By the time that you read this...

Ten years have gone by

Since I promised I'd stay

Reviews

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

This is beautifully written I enjoyed the read very much thanks for entering my letter to younger self comp

[Coyote Poetry]

A poem of missing and yearning. I liked the repetition. Made the poem have strength and purpose. I liked the reason for the poem. A reminder. I liked the honest ending. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Diane]

Beautiful indeed. The flow was perfect and I stayed hooked to the very last line.

[Tracey~]

I like the way each stanza spiraled into something new..a new sentiment or emotion.. Well done..xo

[Jamieya B-Johnson]

I love it. Amazing line-upon-line growth

[Addict With a Pen]

Very impactful...and I love the erased pencil metaphor. I like how you wrote this poem like as a letter to someone too, makes is more personal and seem more heartfelt.

[Beautiful Mistake]

I love it it's deep and meaningful. The only thing I would change is relay into convay