The Timescale of Waste.

The Timescale of Waste.
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Oh the joys, treasuers, pleasures,
timelessness, plans, sharing,
openness, unlimited and uninhibited
possibilities.
Of yesterday, all but gone.

Merely and sadly replaced by
The burdens, trials, tribulations,
schedules, chores, loneliness, closed doors,
limitations, inhibitions and unattainables.
Of today, and all foreseeable future.

Yesterday promised so much to achieve,
so much to accomplish, so much happinness,
Today the challenges have all been met,
the peaks have all been ascended.
Tomorrow promises only regret, dissatisfaction,
memories of dreams only dreamt
but never brought forward into reality.

What a failure, a total waste of effort,
a number of pointless exercises
That I have made of my existence.
Life? Why do I fail so miserably at it?
Is it possible for me to make it worthwhile,
after all?
For even the answer to that evades me...

- FCTG, September 2009.

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