The Old Man Of Time

• Natasha Ladd, Grade 7, Aquinas College
• Poetry
• 2019

Finalist in the 'Just Keep Writing 2019' competition

When travelling with the old man of time,
One wrong word, one wrong line,
Could change forever the entire world,
History becomes like a page curled,
And upon the page no words to be seen
As if the writing page was wiped clean,
Heartbreak as a new world is spun
That past is now forever done,
New words, new places, new things to do,
Bringing a new world all for you,
And as this old man would say
Never waste a moment of a single day,
For the present and future is born anew,
Don’t hesitate, the chance is but a few,
Live life, do not sulk and hide away
For only for you is this day.