8:126) Ginny Little 05-FEB-98 13:55

i run into an old student who has made it out of jail and now is 30 and has 3 kids of his own, separated from his wife on saturday, and i think, where have the last 14 years gone since i last saw this boy turned man? he tells me about another boy, now dead from drinking, and i think how short his time. the clock ticks differently for each. the new man tells me time incarcerated was surely slow. why'd you go? didn't like checking in with probate. isn't it better than doing time? yes, but i didn't know that, at the time, or didn't care. time to go, time to languor, time to reflect, time running out, time i wear on my face in laugh lines, and sadness, time to quit smoking, what time is it? how do i know? time to move on? time to relax? time to let go? times i feel my heart be crushed under hurtful words, when i try so hard, all the time. time travel. timeout. time released, no time at all.