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Sofia Skuza Rivera

Life is getting shorter

Not the years, the days, or the hours themselves

 

It’s our perception of them

 

A year used to be one-fifth of your life—then it was one-eighth—then one-tenth

Before you know it, your year will feel like a one-year-old’s week

 

It’s a punishment for getting older

 

You age faster; birthdays become a normality

The sunset does not last as long, the darkness taking over

Summer blocks off less of your calendar, replaced by winter ever so quick

 

Young years felt so long

Now you are just running away from them

Forced to increase your speed at every turn

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