The day has passed me by (not to try)

In the years that have passed by

Time always seemed to be behind

At 15 I was too old to try

At 30 I was just old

Now the time really does go by

Without regard for what you do

Passing by lost opportunities

On a slideshow of what could have been

‘Walk don’t run’ your time is now

In the only present moment that matters

These are ‘The Good Old Days’,

Even when they’re not

This is the day that passed by without regret

-Camille Delaquise

This poem appears in Behind the Facade, Camille’s debut contemporary poetry collection. The day has passed me by (not to try) speaks to the fragile relationship between time, regret and self-permission — reminding us that life is not recovered through nostalgia, but inhabited through the courage to meet the present as it is.

This poem is available as a contemporary poetry print on textured recycled card.