The Hour Glass

Its that time of the year again! My first entry to #Octpowrimo 2016.
The prompt is Time- such an essential component that rules most of our lives. In this race with time/ against Time, I believe that we forget to enjoy little precious moments and lament later when we look back . Hence thought of composing with the hourglass as the fulcrum of my poem.



The hour glass wrecking havoc,
Sitting idle in the emotional peninsula,
Each passing sand grain,
Cascading on top of another,
Conspiring, huddling,together,
Can almost hear their laughter,
Jostling each other,
For staying aloft, at the pinnacle,
Just like us, striving to stay afloat,
Amidst a hurricane of ambition
But lost with time,
Values, moments sublime,
Erased memories of family stories,
Bled the mind dry,
The only stubborn resident-
At the moment-
Aspiration to excel at the pinnacle,
Defeated the hour glass,
In the marathon strenuous,
Stood tall, achieved the goal,
Sad, still standing all alone !