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sometimes, she didn’t understand how the world around her kept on ticking moments creeping up on her in a plethora of places perhaps... she was solitary for too long, and she noticed how easily she could fade away from all the noise or maybe she was in a crowded room, wondering what drove people’s liveliness how they could talk and smile and joke and laugh and wonder and dream while she slowly stared off into space, slipping under into that frighteningly quiet liminal place living used to come easy but the effortless way in which she used to forge through life feels rather far away she longs to once again embody her child-like spirit, the one in which life held a comforting certainty to it, and she didn’t question her humanness… her ability to love others (her endearing parents, her steadfast sister and her deeply compassionate older brother), her capacity to sing, to dance, to play… to experience all that life has to offer she often wonders if her life would be different had she been able to hold on tight to the ones she grew up with the close friends she cherished and believed would accompany her until it was time for her spirit to rest maybe her humanity died then, when she lost contact with the ones who knew her best when she slowly self-isolated and broke off her one and only romance, fearful that she was dead weight and while all these thoughts swirl around in her head, she notices how everyone around her keeps tick, tick, ticking following a steady metronome, capable of remaining present and clear-focused she longs to once again feel grounded and self-assured; connected and content but it’s like trying to wind a clock that’s already forgotten how to tick or maybe the ticking was never real– just something we all agree to hear we all call it “purpose” so it doesn’t sound like fear
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Nov 14, 2025
Nov 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM UTC
when the ticking stops
sometimes, she didn’t understand how the world around her kept on ticking moments creeping up on her in a plethora of places perhaps... she was solitary for too long, and she noticed how easily she could fade away from all the noise or maybe she was in a crowded room, wondering what drove people’s liveliness how they could talk and smile and joke and laugh and wonder and dream while she slowly stared off into space, slipping under into that frighteningly quiet liminal place living used to come easy but the effortless way in which she used to forge through life feels rather far away she longs to once again embody her child-like spirit, the one in which life held a comforting certainty to it, and she didn’t question her humanness… her ability to love others (her endearing parents, her steadfast sister and her deeply compassionate older brother), her capacity to sing, to dance, to play… to experience all that life has to offer she often wonders if her life would be different had she been able to hold on tight to the ones she grew up with the close friends she cherished and believed would accompany her until it was time for her spirit to rest maybe her humanity died then, when she lost contact with the ones who knew her best when she slowly self-isolated and broke off her one and only romance, fearful that she was dead weight and while all these thoughts swirl around in her head, she notices how everyone around her keeps tick, tick, ticking following a steady metronome, capable of remaining present and clear-focused she longs to once again feel grounded and self-assured; connected and content but it’s like trying to wind a clock that’s already forgotten how to tick or maybe the ticking was never real– just something we all agree to hear we all call it “purpose” so it doesn’t sound like fear
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How times goes by Only been a year but it's still amazing Everything that has changed How we've all aged I never thought I'd see you all again but now I can't wait Funny how the passage of time changes things Cause time gone by it time you cant return And the day's I have missed are gone forever But in the moment we have now And though the days are limited I promise to cherish them Until we part again
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May 22, 2019
May 22, 2019 at 9:58 PM UTC
Time Gone By
There’s still time. Despite it all, there’s time. Things I thought I’d someday do, I did. Gave up on forgotten goals. But, time. Time pursued me and called me. I heard. There’s still time! I’m always here! Do it! I did it. Without thinking, life lived. I did things I gave up on, in time.
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Apr 4, 2019
Apr 4, 2019 at 10:42 PM UTC
There's Time