Hourglass

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Society

“It gets better with time”,
Hallmark remarks,
but that doesn’t help me today.

I’m at my worst
in my Sunday best,
mourning over
empty hourglasses.

If I could turn it back over,
I would.

But it’s cemented
to the ground,
sand untouched
by human ripples.

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Inspired by: “Hourglass” by Sleeping at Last

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