I try to hold on to you so tight,
But you always end up victorious in the fight.
I try to hold you close,
And never let you go away
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we each choose our own paths which in-turn effect our destiny.. as for fate cant really be explained.... all in all good write :) Soul
I think your personification of Time as a woman is a powerful symbol. I would love to see you free yourself of the shackles of rhyme. It can be effective some of the time, but the compulsion to rhyme binds most modern poets (I feel) .
There is a saying 'A slip between the cup and the lip.' This poem sounds like that. This is part of life, we all have experienced.