Tick, tock
This hour felt like eternity.
I am seven.
Tick, tock
I only felt half of this hour
I am thirteen.
Tick, tock
I wake at eight, blink
It's seven.
I am twenty-five.
Tick, tock
A year fades with dusk.
I am forty.
Tick, tock
Tick, tock
The decades pass in seconds.
Dying at eighty-four.
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Emotions With Words Forgotten
PoetryFeelings not heard are felt, yet... unspoken. Hidden away they are often forgotten