here and now

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Time seems to pass all too fast.

A week, two, three,

all melting together

like dew drops.


It's times like this

that I wish I could stop.

Turn a dial.

Pause the video.


Life moves on.

People move on.

Feelings change.


But I can't.


What'll I do next year?

The year after?


Something I can't answer,

not yet.

That question

hovers over everything I do.


Everyone else has it figured out.


A map.


Here I am,

tracing lines in sand.


Scared of the future.


Thinking only

of

now.






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It's so cliché

it hurts.


The cherry blossoms

are still blooming

in full force.


It was supposed to rain today,

but sky is clear,

not even a wisp of cloud.


The seniors gather outside

for the ceremony.


I can spot her pink hair

from anywhere.


"Man, when is this shit ending," Takeshi mutters.

"Shh."


The speakers drone on and on.

Her head keeps bobbing up and down.

Is she falling asleep?


We snicker quietly.


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