Poem: Time for Time...

Time for time...

Introduction

In a world driven by urgency, achievement and perpetual motion, we often forget the one element that quietly shapes every choice we make: time.
Not the ticking of clocks or the deadlines we chase, but the deeper, human kind of time - the time that allows us to breathe, to think, to heal, to become better versions of ourselves.

When we rush, we reduce life to transactions.
But when we slow down, we rediscover meaning.
Time is the silent architect of our wellbeing, our creativity, our relationships and our integrity.
It gives us space to feel, to learn, to make sense of our experiences - and to act with intention rather than impulse.

This poem is a reminder that making time is not an indulgence, but a necessity - like the oxygen we breathe.
It is a call to step out of the frantic tide, to honour what matters, and to see that a life well-lived is not measured by speed, but by depth.

Time for time...

Time is precious.
A quiet companion,
waiting patiently
for us to finally notice
its open hands.

We need time to breathe...
slowly, deeply,
as if each breath were a soft returning
to the person we once promised to be.

We need time to be mindful,
to listen inwardly,
to reconnect with the pulse
beneath all the noise.

We need time to meditate,
to let stillness teach us
what speed never will.

We need time to find our balance,
to reset the compass
that drifts while we rush.

We need time to pause...
to reflect on the imprint
our words and actions leave
on the hearts of others.

We need time to be proud...
of the mountains we have climbed,
and to mourn those we loved
while celebrating the light
they left behind.

We need time to write...
with thoughtfulness and care,
to heal gently,
to live fully
and lead kindly.

We need time to lend a steady hand,
to honour the success of others,
to celebrate their rising
as if it were our own.

We need time to count down
before stepping into new adventure -
that beautiful trembling
between fear and hope.

We need time to show,
to tell,
to reveal truths bravely
so harm can be prevented
and goodness protected.

We need time to spotlight
the best in humanity,
to notice beauty,
to share gratitude,
to applaud the quiet kindnesses
that hold the world together.

And most ironically of all,
we need time
to make more time -
to plan, to savour,
to cherish the things
that give our days their meaning
and our lives their warmth.

Because time moves,
but it also listens.
If we honour it,
it softly returns us back
to where we belong.

Adisha Kariyawasam,
28 November 2025

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