HourGlass(Poem)

[Renkei]

"Hour Glass"
By: Renkei

How Much time do i have left?
before i start to regret
the time i wasted and forget

as i lay with a hole in my chest
how much time do i have left?

how much time do i have left?
for you to leave my side
i would rather die
i would rather die

then see you leave me
i know i wouldnt be able to breathe
to breathe

how much time do i have left?
how much time do i have left?

i rather speak and waste my breath
i rather see my body up against your chest

im running out of breath
im running out of breath

how much time do i have left?
how much time do i have left?
before i start to regret
all the wasted time
that we have spend
and all the pointless tears
we have shed

how much time do we have left?
how much time do we have left?

 

[Christina Sarah]

I actually read this aloud to myself, and in all honesty when I got to the parts about losing breath, I felt like in a way I was the person in the poem... because I started feeling short of breath. This was very interesting. I like how it went from "How much time do I have left?" to "How much time do we have left?" It was a nice transition.