Eight minutes to Sunday

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Yet another pass, another asking of the time

Somehow, it matters

Though there is nothing she’s awaiting

And nothing waits for her

Still she asks, needing to know

For the seconds

The fleeting knowledge

Will stay, fading

Even as my repeated answer does

In the growing space between us

And she is gone

Leaving a moment’s peace

Upon my mind

Trailing pieces of her own

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