Opportunity Knocked
I lost my opportunity
"Before" it could be found,
It seems the harder that it knocked …
The less I heard that sound.
It started faintly rapping
At my door the other day;
But I was far too busy,
And my mind began to stray.
Relentlessly it pounded …
Constant beating at my door;
But my attention drifted …
It was easy to ignore.
Engrossed in all my chaos,
I tuned out the rhythmic drone,
Submerged in deadlines, fear and doubt …
The only life I'd known.
I focused on my tasks at hand,
Ignored the tap-tap-taps,
I only recognized it stopped
When suddenly …. it lapsed!
I waited - total silence
Seemed to permeate the room;
I felt myself begin to panic …
Felt a sense of doom!
I dropped what I was doing,
"Please don't leave!" I tried to roar;
I couldn't get there fast enough …
I flew across that floor!
I flung open the door and yelled,
"Don't go!" through humbled plea,
But there was nothing waiting there …
It vanished … magically.
Now here I sit in silence,
With my deadlines of the day …
A vague impression that my
Very future ran away.
I lost my chance - it disappeared,
A fate I can't erase …
I missed my opportunity …
It left without a trace.