Time won't ignore
nor dare deny each past defeat.

The trail of hurt marks fine each sigh
where they complete a wrinkled trail.

The passing years, a subtle knife,
carves tattered line of condensed tears
that mark true life-line on palms, once supple,
now claws where babies rocked to sleep.

Each passing year has gnawed away and locks up memories.

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