Time (II)

when Time slips, where does it go
does it stumble and fall to the ground
does it hit the earth and shatter into pieces
sharpened by loss, pain, and regret
or instead does it just slow to a crawl
slowly pulling itself along
gathering up moss, stones, bodies, and bones with it
does it settle anywhere I can go?

or does it hide away, stopped completely
ticking away in some distant space
that collects lost time
not to release it again
to hold it captive while our days continue to
shorten, and we slowly wither away