Find the Time

It is inside here

in one lifetime there is never enough time

for all the living alive

to fall in love with all of the love 

or to be loved very truly, for all of the time

this is our ocean, its surface is infinite

and the depths are deeper than numbers can count

so don't be sad about what was lost

or what you think you never found

just be glad over what you've made

from the things you got to have

from this time that your life allowed

inside of one lifetime

you can find just enough

someone's perfect amount

Author's Note

Reviews

[olla]

I had to read this several times.. so much truth here although we rarely see it at a glance.. as my life approaches it's downward path I think of many things I always thought I would do or see or become.. or what I might do next.. your words touched me deeply..

[Davidgeo]

I read a book a long time ago called "Four Thousand Weeks - Time Management For Mortals", it's based around the idea that the average human lives about 4000 weeks in their lifetime and what that really means in terms of being realistic about achieving personal happiness. It's reasonable to assume that blind ambition is no less of a trap than being hopelessly lazy. The book makes it important to understand that we cannot change the past or know the future so spending our time in the present with what and who we have close to us as much as possible is always the best option.

[olla]

wise words..

[Davidgeo]

I like to re read this poem because it does really mean a lot to me. I write a lot but most of it is bullshit... I don't know you, I don't have to know you... but we are good friends. We have been touched by the same thing.

[olla]

truth is worth revisiting..

[Bobisnotmyuncle]

Wow, what an amazing poem, and how thought provoking it is. I really like the first stanza as well. It seems almost like it was written by someone omniscient. It's worded beautifully and rolls off the tongue fluently.

[Davidgeo]

Thanks Uncle Bob's Nephew. I appreciate that. This is one of my favorites, I think everyone over a certain age will be able to identify with it.

[John the Baptist]

Very solid philosophy in this one. Don't waste time mourning the past with its load of the lost and the unrealized. It's a phantom. Dwell in the present and be grateful for it. For here alone does life dwell.

[Davidgeo]

Thank you John. Now is the most precious time. I believe it is why the past existed and the future is possible. We must be good stewards of our now or we degrade our past and soil our future.

[Poetic Beauty]

Being appreciated of things we have been blessed with isn’t always an easy task when there are so many opportunities and things out there that we may never experience

[Davidgeo]

Thanks for your review and I do agree. Envy is an emotional parasite to our presence of mind. So much energy is wasted on jealousy, envy and regret... it's robbed humanity of countless individual's potential over time. Aging makes us realize what loss really is, we evolve as people and things must be left behind if we are to have a functional present. Many of us resist this to our detriment. "Too much but never enough"

[Poetic Beauty]

I have long since let go of wanting what others have! I may want things for myself that I alone are interested in but not to keep up with appearances or what others have lol Don’t get me wrong 😑 have my downfalls like everyone else

[Davidgeo]

To let go lately I've watching youtube videos on Alan Watts and smoking grass. It's been a good time.

[Poetic Beauty]

Well enjoy your relaxing time

[Davidgeo]

You should get into Mr Alan Watts, he's very good at articulating the letting go thing.

[Davidgeo]

.. even without the grass

[Dara]

This is a wonderful write. Profound and your words have a fun, rhythmic feel to them. I really enjoyed it and it made me think deeply.

[Davidgeo]

Thanks Dara! Making someone think deeply makes me feel happy. Usually.

[John Sullivan]

Very well said. I sleep on average of 5 or 6 hours a night, and there still isn't enough time in the day... also love the Johnny Marr video. Great player

[Davidgeo]

Thanks man. I appreciate that... and Johnny Marr is awesome. He's not quite as well know as he should be in the states. That man's been a legend for a loong time now.

[Janna Nicole]

"inside of one lifetime
you can find just enough
someone's perfect amount"

Beautiful. I've found several lines in your poems that I absolutely love. So much so that I can't help but point them out and quote them.
Those are lines that hit me the hardest.

[Davidgeo]

I thought I was the only one who liked me.

[schlanks]

Such a strong opening and closing. Tackling a general topic such as what to do with a lifetime and how to process it can easily result in trite work, but you provided an engaging take that I really enjoyed reading. Thanks for sharing.

[Davidgeo]

Thank you for that. I tried to combine the general concept of black holes with the ups and downs of life. I frequently try and write about this very same thing, it's mostly awful though. I liked this one however, and I'm glad you enjoyed it too!!

[Janna Nicole]

I bet the others that you wrote are good, as well!
I'd post them, if I were you. Maybe adding a description or comment mentioning that those particular poems were drafts or experimental.
But I think they're still worth sharing and I'd love to read them. 😊

[Masked writer]

Wow. Another very true words.. Very good..

In on lifetime there is always enough time
for one to love another
For love is like a river
and has its twists and turns
But you'll secronize within it
when you least xpect it
making yourself another current
in this one way looking world..

Bravo M.W

[Chris Shaw]

One lifetime and some people can cram so much in it and achieve great things, while others can lose their way and achieve nothing. It is all down to us to make the most of the time we have. I don’t want to have regrets. I enjoyed this poem.

Chris

[Davidgeo]

Regrets may be unavoidable, but if you love yourself... forgiveness is always there. People don't love themselves enough. We forget, for whatever reason, NO ONE can love you like your own conciousness can. That's why when you can find someone genuinely close to you, it's important to keep them close. Even if they turn out to be your enemy. No one knows you like your enemy. It's a different kind of love.