If life is proportional to time,
\nthe first day is a whole life.
\nThe second day is youth and old age.
\nThe third day is both of those
\nand a middle life
\nwhere you labor and wonder
\nand watch dreams dissolve.
\nThe fourth day is a time and place
\nwhere you have a shore,
\nand look back at your footsteps
\nand have seasons.<\/p>\n
Ninety-six hours,
\nand then you engage each morning
\nuntil after years of love and slaughter,
\na day doesn\u2019t make a difference anymore,
\nand you have a choice to go or stay,
\nlaugh or cry,
\nbe wise or stupid,
\nor do what a person has to do,
\nwalk into the waters of the sea
\nand feel your life rush out,
\nand wonder where the mermaids are.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If life is proportional to time, the first day is a whole life. The second day is youth and old age. The third day is…<\/p>\n