Time’s a Tyrant

Childhood laughter

Now just dust

Memories fade

But they must

Friends long gone

Lost in haze

Youth burns fast

A fleeting blaze

Clock's cruel hand

Ripping through

Chains me down

A life untrue

Moments stolen

Nevermore

Echoes scream

They claw

They roar

Time's a tyrant

Cold and vile

Steals my friends and kills the smile

Broken summers

Shadows creep

Dreams of past

They're mine to keep

Skateboards cracked

Laughter loud

Faded Polaroids

Now a shroud

The sun once burned

Now it hides

In the void where joy resides

Ashes fall where love once roamed

Empty streets

What we once owned

Time devours

Won't release

Childhood's flame reduced to peace

Time’s a tyrant

Cold and vile

Steals my friends and kills the smile

Lost in memories

Truth so steep

Dreams of past

They're mine to keep