Lonnie Hicks - Time Is Missing

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Time turned missing last week; not suspended- disappeared and gone. It is clear it will not be returning, because there was a note. 'I have been with you for your First Eternity and now I must leave.' it said. The mourners tried to gather but could not agree upon a time. Fate, History, Judges all sat on the side of the road weeping. There was no TV. Marriages, appointments, deaths, births and taxes all suspended. The Captains of Industry and the Titans of War complained bitterly that profit-making was impossible and that the tanks didn't work. But, the ones who were happiest were the Lovers. Timelessness was their friend They sat quietly not-counting the days. There were crude sun dials made, and chips carved into walls but what would be the interval? No one could agree. Still each group started to create their own time each cocooned and holidays all changed birthdays, anniversaries and memories ranged the range of possibility. Still the Lovers Loved the Time given them. I think I am own their side. Lonnie Hicks poemhunter.com/poem/time-is-missing/