Time Stops for No One

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time stops for no one 

but if i

sit down and freeze

blink neither eye

lock up my hands

and curl my toes

into the ground

who really knows

perhaps the rush

of time will end

till i can catch

my second wind

or do i merely

clutch at straws

full knowing time

has teeth and claws

the daisies are

no safety clause

©2013 Susan Noyes Anderson

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