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Death is just a matter of time

By Melissa ShekinahPublished 4 years ago 1 min read

Death is just a matter of time

There is no cure for death

but there is a cure for time

There aren't enough hours in the day

Days in the week

Months in the year

That's not times fault

Time is just a measurement

It can be complicated

Expanding into enternity

Traversing multiple universes

But at its core

time is just a measurement

Existence measured with time

Is squandered

It's becomes

a 10 minute break

9 years to retirement

8 hours a day at a thankless job.

7 years of a broken marriage.

6 years of silence between siblings

5 hours of sleep.

4 years of college and a lifetime of debt.

3 days to move.

2 weeks to live.

It's one short life.

And an endless death.

There is no cure for death but there is a cure for time.

It's communication

Cuddling

Passion

Community. Therapy. Meditation. Yoga. Art. Music. Dancing. Math. Science. Belief, even if it's only in yourself.

Family

It's love.

Love is the cure for time.

Because when you love time doesn't exist.

When you fall into love with your entire being

time is an illusion.

Love is not quantifiable.

It's not a measurement, like time.

Love just is.

It's embedded in each molecule

in every memory of anything

and anyone

that you've ever loved and it can be shared.

Passed on.

After death.

Beyond time.

heartbreak

About the Creator

Melissa Shekinah

Melissa Shekinah visited all fifty states, parts of Canada, and Mexico. During her travels, she received an MFA in Creative Writing and completed her second novel of a trilogy.

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