The Painting on the Wall

As old as time

and hangs pristine

mark of perfection

of an artist's prime

is The Painting on the Wall

Hooked by my eyes

I gaze mesmerized

every time I pass ;

intriguing through it's disguise

is The Painting on the Wall

It paints a scene

of what could have been

Immuning my senses

by it's purity and sheen

is The Painting on the Wall

And subdued emotions rise again

I am living in that time again

and making me believe

in that reality again

is The Painting on the Wall

And the clock on the wall chimes

reminding me of the lost time

and what is not mine to call

yet will forever be mine

is The Painting on the Wall