If There Was One Thing I Could Do…

I’d spin around. Counterclockwise. Till my feet hurt.
Till every muscle in my body screamed out in pain.
Till my legs threatened to detach from the rest of me, and run off the face of the galaxy.
Till every bit of energy was drained from my being.
And then some more.

Till each turn I took robbed the planet of just a little bit of angular momentum.
Slowing its spin the tiniest bit.
Lengthening the night.
Drawing out longer afternoons.
Dragging out the longest sunsets.
Pushing back the dawn.

Giving me a little more time here.

With You.

Time

I'll start by saying this is not my own work. This is a famous song called 'Time' that has been performed by several different artists over the years in various forms, and with different lyrics. It's amazing how much meaning can be conveyed by simple words in a beautiful song, sometimes. This is a version that I've compiled and edited, because the lyrics have insired me and given me strength over the years. I hope this gem can help anyone else, in the same way that it did me.

Some people run,
Some people crawl.
Some people don't even
Move at all.

Some roads lead forward,
Some roads lead back.
Some roads are bathed in light
And some wrapped in fearful black.

Some people never get,
Some never give,
Some people never die
And some never live!

At sunset I laugh,
Sunrise I cry.
At midnight I'm in between,
And I'm wondering why!

Time oh time, where did you go?
Time oh time, where did you go?