Is Time An Illusion
Is time an illusion we've unnecessarily set?
Some scientists now say
that it is.
When deja-vu happens, does it represent
an earlier life--a second shift?
Or, is it a moment that was lost in time
and then returned
as a gift?
How odd it is that we must clock time's passing
hours that spill through
our grasp
Years that seemed only moments in time--
children's giggles
that couldn't last.
That moment of recognition, deja-vu,
we've been here before, unsettling feelings
that disappeared,
never to be traced
Lovers we've kept in secret thoughts
seem but long-ago dreams
that time has misplaced
I imagine deja-vu has been studied
I doubt they've reached a conclusion
Something unknown, we're suddenly sure
we know this scene, mingled with confusion
As years transform our bodies
into someone
we never knew
Time will mark our passing to a timeless place
where moments we lost
may be found
in deja-vu.
February 16, 2023
For "Deja-vu poetry contest"
by Unseeking Seeker
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