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my heart
    races so

my breath
    i cannot catch 

how the seconds the hours
    vanish

powder puff dreams
    crumble to dust

scattered
    by a gust of wind

there it was
    life

and now
    it’s nearly gone



AP: 2nd place 2020

Posted on January 10, 2019

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Date: 1/11/2019 1:59:00 PM
Do we ever really catch up?
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Date: 1/11/2019 3:46:00 PM
We're lucky when we can catch our breath. LOL

Book: Reflection on the Important Things