Illiterate

A pleasant surprise as we had a literature contest today!!!

Everyone had to enter a rhyme, poem or whatever to stand a chance of winning a free meal : ) to spice things up we only had TEN minutes to complete our piece! (I believe this was set to ensure we don't take too much time off work really)

So what I came up with in 10 minutes? This is what.....

Trials

You wait for the sign that never comes,
The peace of mind, the subtle change in life,
Forever lost in the midst of drums,
It breaks the soul and we begin to cry.

Hours spent deciphering actions,
Lifetimes pass without comprehension,
Mimicking the eyes of loved ones lost,
Till the winter snows turn to frost.

Deny the truth, deny your roots,
But nothing changes as time goes by,
The blackened heart, dark as soot,
Tormented by self told lies.

Minutes past with every breath,
Breaking the will to traverse the length,
Forever locked in the rusted chest,
Our lives are nothing but a test.

That's my ten minutes worth, hope they don't ask me to explain it because I don't really understand it at all : D