Speed

Speed, that which rules school

Your told to do something

In the alloted time

And you must set your speed to that time



Speed changes from day to day,

You may have a day fly by

Or a day that won't go away

But either way your stuck in this time



Wouldn't it be nice

If we could change the speed of life

We could make the hard times fly by

And the good times stay?



We only realize

How slow it can be

When we hear the clock

Ticking time away



I don't know why

Time flys by

When your happy

When times are good



I don't think we'll ever know

Why time stands still

At tragic times



But we'll always know

The one true fact

The speed of life

Is out of our control

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Written for english class. Words in Your World poem.
Written 3/20/08

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