The Devil to Pay

Woman

THE DEVIL TO PAY

For God sake someone tell me,

How I spirit away,

These thoughts that haunt me,

Tomorrow is another today.

In the street,

You would not pay me,

Any particular time of day,

So, time passes slowly,

These thoughts,

Pushed out the way.

But, if you were to tell me,

Perhaps, sometime today.

That the only day I could have,

Would indeed, be yesterday.

Then, to be honest,

I may be inclined to say,

A fond farewell,

Adieu my friend,

As I gladly slip away.

But, let this be held true,

Through this essay.

I have learned to live for today,

Come whatever may.

And the demons,

That come,

I will try to keep them at bay.

Through the passing of time,

Hour by hour, day by challenging day.

I took a deep breath,

And blew the cobwebs away.

And through the falling dust,

I glimpsed the light of day.

Feeling stronger now,

Save nothing for a rainy day.

And I give you my love,

Or at least,

Meet you, halfway.

So many years,

Time just frittered away.

Time after time,

Each a red-letter day.

Whilst the cat was away,

The mouse did not play,

The chips simply fell,

Wherever they may.

It can take a whole lifetime,

To find out the hard way.

That life is for living,

So, get yours underway!

Forge day after day,

Rome was not built in a day,

But lay a stone,

Right here, right now.

It is how you pave the way!

The only thing standing,

In one’s own way.

Is one's own shadow,

Shackled in feet of clay!

In the cold light of day,

Do not fritter life away,

Do not wait,

Until tomorrow,

Or you,

Will have,

The Devil to pay!

(c) Jay Rose Ana