Time Slips By

The leaves rustle under my feet, 

every step I take is a new one for me. 

With my eyes so emotionless, I walk aimlessly, 

My past flashes randomly in front of me.

My lips are trembling, the wind is chilly, 

my shoulders hurt, my bag must be heavy. 

I complain about almost everything around me, 

I am not yet old, but a young girl in her twenties. 

Was being loyal a big mistake?

To find out the truth a wrong step did I take?

Why did standing up for someone hurt so bad?

When all I could not see was anyone sad!

Was I showed not the whole truth?
Was I being fooled and given the royal boot?

Was I shoved around because I was pliable?

Was all that I knew in fact not as reliable?

Should I talk to them or just let them be?

Should I stick to the ones who keep in touch with me?

Should I apologize or try not to be there?

Should I do what a friend must or try not to care?

A snowflake settles on my nose, 

While I keep thinking about what life often shows. 

Time just slips by without a say,

No answers to my questions, so I smile and walk away.