Can we let go of
time
or does it hold us
by the throat
softly
like a lover
or a lie
Can we turn back
time
not the clocks
but the silence
before a scream
the weight
before the fall
Just one
moment
Just one
decision
and the blood
runs a different way
Inhale
Exhale
and still
nothing bends
nothing breaks
nothing changes
The world turns
and we pretend
we are fine
We close our eyes
and drift
not to sleep
but to absence
Time does not make
everything okay
It only makes
everything
fade.
reflections of an unquiet mind 
Good one!
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Thank you. It is pretty dark and there is at least one more like that coming soon
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Love the lines “drift not to sleep but to absence”. So well put!
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It’s a painful line, for sure.
Thank you for reading and taking the time to comment. 💜✨
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