All time will do...

All time will do is wait for you to catch it

Because you have to learn to match its pace

Step for step

Tick for tick

As the pendulum swings

Like the ticking bomb

On your curious existence

Marked by first grade images

Of senior graduations

And wedding photos

Of baby showers

And 50^th anniversary toasts

That last 20 years

And end in a separation

With just a “X” on the dotted line

Of blacked-out nights

And wishfully forgotten affairs

Of the one-sided heart

That could transcend all else

Of glances stolen

From their rightful owner

As the authorities look on

And make no attempt at repercussions for the days

that were lost to childish frivolities

Instead of cubicles and 2 inch heels

And batting eyelashes

As the only form of communication

In the language of young girls

Who turned into mothers

As they lagged behind the times

Of fashion icons

And iPod touches

Are out of touch

With reality

And are missing the point

Of the current time

Because still

After all these years

They can’t seem to match the swing

Of the ticking time bomb

And all time will do is wait for you to catch it