Tic Toc Poem by Colin Ian Jeffery

Time, relentless and hard
Sweeps me swiftly forward
Moving onwards without pause
Each lover soon a memory.

In childhood time seemed paused
Bright summers never ending
Holidays of happiness and adventure
Shared with family and friends long dead.

How can I hold back time
Trapped and precious to my heart?
Slipping rapidly away
Chaining me to loneliness.