Saturday, February 13, 2010

The Days are Ravenous

"Why is there never enough time?" He asked, holding the empty jar and shaking out a few crumbs.

"Because seconds are delicious," she said, licking her lips, "and the minutes keep eating them. Then the hours eat the minutes. And the days are ravenous."

2 comments:

  1. That's almost Gaimanesque*, I like it!

    (* If that's not a word, it is now.)

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  2. Don't get me started on the weeks and months. The years are down right gluttonous.

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