we act as if time

March 12, 2016

we act as if time
were limitless, not seeing
the hour, the minute,
the second until it’s out
of view, unrealized –
you tell me this
at the bus stop,
waiting for
the 22 on Mission,
as if it were the best
place to stop time,
delay departures
.
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