It exists only in a shop in West Texas<\/p>\n
(I changed the location to protect the innocent)<\/p>\n
(I won’t change much else)<\/p>\n
Knowing the item for purchase would bring little value to my life<\/p>\n
As I stand in the gift shop<\/p>\n
With some girl whose family I feel closer to<\/p>\n
Than her<\/p>\n
Even then, an understanding that belonging does not mean becoming<\/p>\n
My hand catches an hourglass<\/p>\n
Beautiful sand poured<\/p>\n
Multiple colors racing towards<\/p>\n
A tiny juncture<\/p>\n
Which aligns the grains<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
No holes in this glass<\/p>\n
And what of the sand<\/p>\n
How can you count on something if you do not know the number<\/p>\n
Pouring constantly, pouring without any doubt<\/p>\n
The sand will always be there<\/p>\n
Nobody panics inside of an hourglass<\/p>\n
(Nobody lives inside of an hourglass)<\/p>\n
Best to just settle and then pour out<\/p>\n
Constantly flipping<\/p>\n
Constantly flipped<\/p>\n
Over to keep track of someone else’s existence<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I came because I was invited<\/p>\n
By the family<\/p>\n
I stand here holding, knowing,<\/p>\n
I can’t really buy anything<\/p>\n
This is not my home<\/p>\n
I do not really know these people<\/p>\n
And so I will continue<\/p>\n
Racing toward the tiny juncture<\/p>\n
Finding and settling in rest when it is time<\/p>\n
Pouring and pouring<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
They bought me a gift<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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