time

strange how time can flex

contracting and expanding

at will

sometimes it’s candy gobbled

with a fat-faced greed

disappearing with

a speed that makes one spin

other times

the day

stretches into infinity

like treacle

elastic and sticky

and the clock stays stuck

for hours at the

same face you perused

merely

but a minute ago

nothing

take everything

leave nothing behind

nothing that looks or smells

or tastes like you

leave no reminder

that once i held you in regard

that once i gave you haven in my heart

yes

take everything

i want nothing to remind

i do not wish to find a single trace

of what a fool i was

i do not want to face the fact

that what i got from you

was nothing

so yes

take everything

leave nothing behind