give me time
i pray
time to learn
time to exist
give me time to work
my self into something usable
something
desirable
but time is something i have not
and i must live
and let
be
but let me be me
and fill myself
with what i need
so that
time in her cruel ways
may not touch me
with her
cold
fingers
so that once
i may feel a warmth
forgotten through time
time is as a moment lost
here
gone
we cannot grasp her wiles, her ways
just, try
and soon her voice youll hear
telling you to say
goodbye