In early life
no need to wear
a watch because
your day is set
out for you. In
adult life you
check your watch a
hundred times a
day, every
minute could be
important. In
old age you lose
your watch. Minutes
no longer of
interest. Just
getting through nights.
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this is an interesting concept about growing old both literally and in a way of a metaphor of growing tired
actually i have a poem that deals with a similar subject called ‘Child.’ (https://tumultuary.com/2018/01/23/child/)
Thank you Andrew.