time

Forever

How old do you have to be to die? he said & I said I didn’t think anybody was ever old enough & that made sense to him since he was still new to the world & remembered how forever had been.

Destiny

Destiny? There’s only your time & then there’s not-your-time, he said. All the rest is made up to keep you busy.

Day Job

This holds all the stuff you haven’t been listening to & when the top comes off, it all starts to talk at once & it makes you glad you have a day job so you can get away for part of the time.

Chill Wind

Wrapped tightly against a chill wind she just remembered from a long time ago & no amount of current time & temperature can help this one