Timer

Time is ticking

ticking

ticking

The two year timer

stared when the plane landed

every second

getting closer

to 0:00

ticking

ticking

ticking

New school

new people

make friends

on the first day

I hardly hear the ticking

ticking

ticking

ticking

Tests, projects

People, drama

Stress, breakdowns

Hobbies, trips

Wow, the

ticking

ticking

ticking

goes so fast.

Halfway done, the

Ticking

Ticking

Ticking

is getting louder.

Already it's summer?

It's been a year?

Ticking

Ticking

Ticking

how?

Ticking

Ticking

Ticking

Three months left.

Ticking

Ticking

Ticking

Two months left.

Ticking

Ticking

Ticking

One month...

TICKING

TICKING TICKING

It's so loud...

TICKING

TICKING

TICKING

Two weeks,

enjoy it while I can

TICKING

House full of boxes

TICKING

TICKING

TICKING

Jealous

TICKING

of the ones

who get to stay

TICKING

TICKING

TICKING

One week

goodbye

TICKING

TICKING

bye

TICKING

bye to

everyone

TICKING TICKING TICKING

Four days TICKING

I want to stay

TICKING TICKING TICKING

Three days TICKING

can I push pause?

TICKING TICKING

TICKING

Two days TICKING

hotel room...

TICKING TICKING TICKING TICKING One day TICKING

crying. TICKING TICKING TICKING

Last day. TICKING

TICKING

TICKING

TICKING TICKING TICKING 0:00

Being on the plane

between places

40,000 feet above it all

It feels so weird

timerless

Until I land

and it starts again

on the ground.

ticking

ticking

ticking