the grand theft.

[narrow topaz]

"oh time,
what value do you hold?"
the silent waltz between life and death.
a currency beyond rubies and gold.

once spent,
no refund to hope for or find,
in exchange for memories you cannot buy back.
a second spent is a second, left behind.

you may know how much wealth you have made,
but never how much time you have left.

is every second worth its expense,
or has life been but a grand theft?

[bleak jetty]

Very thoughtfull! i love this poem.

[lunar moth]

this is great! we love temporal poems here! i love it

i love the line "the silent waltz between life and death" its just mmh chef's kiss

[rich trail]

I have grown jealous of your poems.
They are just that lovely to read.

[median flame]

*I have grown jealous

of your poems. They are just

that lovely to read.*

- poetics292_.

[narrow topaz]

thank you for reading!! 🤍

[narrow topaz]

AHHH right, i was like pERFECT when i wrote that line.

[narrow topaz]

thank u so much!! 🤍

[long iris]

small detail about the poem i love (among the many things i love about this poem) is that comma in "a second spent is a second, left behind". i imagine if reading this poem out loud it would create that real sense of time passing and let it sit before moving forward. so short and sweet, very effective. excited to see what you do next =)

[narrow topaz]

i love how u pointed that out 🥺 thank u so much! 🤍

[long iris]

of course!! please ping me next time you post something, if you wouldn't mind

[narrow topaz]

i sure will ! u should check out the first one i posted here :))

https://discord.com/channels/944439929734312006/1240155752707129344

[native barn]

Wonderful! @narrow topaz has just pregressed to level 2!

[narrow topaz]

0h I love how your themes a lot more than just mere words sitting on the doc. You make them stand and run free, the courage you have and the courage you give wonderfully makes out gorgeous works of art. I personally like the line - "a second spent is a second, left behind" :))

[narrow topaz]

aaaaa, thank you so much, puff!! ♥️ i really appreciate that. hopefully we can work on some together!

[ivory hare]

Such a good poem wow can you ping me in other poems of yours plz?

[median flame]

*Such a good poem wow

can you ping me in other

poems of yours plz?*

- yooooo02096

[narrow topaz]

of course! :) thanks for reading 🤍

[narrow topaz]

I'll just lack words now

I'd say ire
U r great

Keep going keep writing
Don't stop
This was lit

[narrow topaz]

🤍🤍🤍 will notify you when i post another hehe

[narrow topaz]

I'm scared I won't be able to read it

I'll be leaving discord anytime soon

[narrow topaz]

aw :( do u have insta or tiktok by any chance?

[narrow topaz]

No
I'm a student
I was sucking mentally that's why I turned to disco
But now that my heart is filled with love again
I'll be on hiatus
Till I Break again

Sorry

[narrow topaz]

ooooh alright then! goodluck w everything 🫱🏼‍🫲🏻🤍

Keep going ire
When I'll return I'll surely read your work

[narrow topaz]

Thank you

[narrow topaz]

yay

[narrow topaz]

@quick meadow

[narrow topaz]

@mossy flume

[mossy flume]

ow. this one felt personal. i feel this one on a level so deeply im reluctant to explain it LOL
though i think that speaks for itself
the fact i connect to this one so deeply probably makes me a bit biased, but the way this one almost is like the narrator thinking to themself, posing. a question at the beginning and then thinking aloud about it throughout is a really neat thing to see
this one honestly made me pause for a fat second because it felt so confrontational as someone who relates to this one so deeply, and there’s a skill that goes into writing something powerful enough to have that effect on someone
even more so when it’s done with something so small, over such a short span of time
color me impressed(again. impressed again. you are simply impressive)

[narrow topaz]

AAAA THANK U THANK U, LOVE !!! i asked for a prompt and someone said "time", so I was contemplating hard on how i'd be able to describe it... but i am very glad to know that my words can move someone in such ways. its a privilege to have people reading my works. ♥️♥️♥️

[narrow topaz]

@fair wadi

[narrow topaz]

@stray trellis

[quick meadow]

Thoughtful and deep, if you add a few more stanza you will surely creates a master piece. I don't know if they can be added or not. It is just merely a wish to see if there is more mystery to unfold

It's your work and only you can do it, but maybe later when you are full fleshed poet

I will love to read it again.

[narrow topaz]

aww thanks a lot !!! i'll keep it to your (reader's) imagination about what the mystery lies beyond. hehe

[quick meadow]

I now knew how the readers of past have felt