oh, would you look at Her?

One moment and we’re born into this world Our stopwatches start 00:00 becomes a thing of the past.

Too fast, our days go by Tick, tock, says they Where have these years gone?

There are times where I question: Did I do this? Should I be doing this?

For my mind is forgetful, Unreliable-how long has it been?

Five seconds have passed, Unrelenting, time is Memories as proof that what’s happened has happened.

Six years later, I wonder where I’ll be. The future is filled with uncertainty But time is a consistency Tick, Tock Tick, Tock.

Seventeenth year has gone by. No longer will I be the dancing queen.

Ate all the meals mommy has made. I will miss them dearly when I leave

Nighty-night I’ll say. To later wake up to more deadlines, more tests, more homework, More conversations, more experiences, more opportunities, More music to hear, more videos to watch, more pictures to draw, More, more, more. I could use a Tic-Tac Where was I again?

10 seconds later, and –