The Clock That Refused to Count Pain
Suffering Has No Schedule
During moments of deep pain, the clock stopped responding. Minutes stretched or vanished entirely. Healing ignored calendars. Only when pain softened did time resume its rhythm. The clock was not broken—it was compassionate.
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