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“Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.”                                               -Thoreau Some six or so cheap watches set in a row Ten-dollar Timex models with shabby straps Cast-offs and hand-me-downs – and so one asks: Why are there watches on a refectory table? The abbey’s clocks are the moon and the sun And the cycle of seasons each in turn The changing leaves and liturgies in time With the Great Dance of stars in their appointed spheres But even so: Those six or so cheap watches set in a row Are For outside appointments - and now we know!
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Nov 23, 2018
Nov 23, 2018 at 12:11 PM UTC
Wristwatches on a Refectory Table
I hate time. I hate being conscious about the existence of time. I hate how every second slips away and cannot be redone. I hate when I'm a bad person and only cry when they're gone. I hate how, deep down, time doesn't change anything. No matter how long it takes, I can still be on the same place. How I'm always close, but never closer To anyone who's already decided their fate. I hate growing up and having to adjust. I hate slowing down and eating their dust. For as long as my stories have been alive, I only care to fantasy, where there is no time.
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Apr 4
Apr 4, 2026 at 7:50 PM UTC
"I Hate Time"