Honorary Hourglass
By Jazelle Handoush
Just a second.
A single second.
A solitary, single second
and a step.
Just one, makes all the difference in the world.
Just one, just one would have meant your death.
Just a minute.
A momentary minute.
A minuet, momentary minute
and a mic stand.
Just one, makes all the difference in the world.
Just one, just one, and your voice would have gone unheard.
An hour.
A horrifying hour.
A high-strung, horrifying hour
and an hour-glass.
That we retort for twenty-four.
and an hour-glass.
A high-strung, horrifying hour
A horrifying hour.
An hour.
A day.
A doltish, decelerated day
and you.
Just one, makes all the difference in the world.
Just one, just one, and I'll last a year.
A year.
A youthful year.
A yearned-for, youthful year.
A year of yesterdays with you.
Copyright 2011 | Jazelle Handoush
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