Just Need an Extra 10 Minutes

Jasmine Rosado

Wait!

Wait for me to catch up.

Can you slow down a bit?

You’re going too fast.

I don’t understand —

it was just 1990.

You did it again,

you sped up time!

I know they say you wait for no one,

but can you wait for me?

I just need an extra 10 minutes,

can you cut me some slack?

You’re stealing the most precious thing I own,

and I can’t get any back.

I’m trying not to take advantage

of what I have left,

but the seconds and minutes

are just flying on by —

I just need an extra 10 minutes.

Every day, every moment,

I’m making deposits,

but it feels like it’s getting taken out

faster than I can put in.

I blink and it’s gone —

it’s not fair.

What have I done?

One by one,

everyone I love is getting old

and leaving.

Please,

I’m not ready to be next.

I just need an extra 10 minutes.