By and By

Has so much time gone by us so fast? Are you this big now for real and how? Is the world so different today and why? Your legs are so long and your knuckles are clear hills and will soon be ridges and become mountainous as all people’s someday along the way and when.

Was I so unaware of all the days that passed? Did they sneak upon me like a thief in the crowd and how? Are you this big now for real and why? You ran where you once walked and walk by, past the spot where you once crawled back then and do it now in a single stride. And your legs are so long, but how?

My heart hasn't moved a minute.

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