Twenty minus twenty
He was a man of twenty
A life well lived
The problem?
The lines get blurry
On how he did
The time.
The clock hands moving
A circuit of passing
The effect.
The people’s heads turning
It’s all different now
The act.
The man’s passions burning
Flying through the crowd
The proof.
Did it cost you anything?
A commitment
The regret.
Or simply a warning
Admonishment
The caution.
Your path is wrong
Your age is right
The clue?
You can’t find sleep
On any night
The truth.
He steps to you
Holding up the light
The push.
You want nothing more
Than to hold him tight
The admission.
His life flashes before your eyes
You can’t stop it
The Mistake.
His life is his own
Even to take
The tragedy.
Your choices soar by
You can’t stop it
The theft.
His heart is kept
Even though you lost it
The crime.
The winds change direction
Their heads are now turned
The problem.
His hopes and wishes
Now mercilessly burned
The end.
