our time was cut short

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i replace my analog with a

twenty-four-hour digital timepiece

because it makes me feel like i have

double the amount of time with you.

i’m frightened by the idea

that one day, the big and little hands of

my life will stop spinning, just like

the ones that once denoted

our time together.

i think about you when the clock strikes thirteen

which is to say you haven’t crossed my mind

at all — until now.

do you ever think

about whether or not

our time was cut short?

sometimes,

i think i wish we had more time

but i don’t let myself think about it

for too long.

the more i do,

the harder it is

to keep moving

along a timeline

that you are no

longer part of.

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