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Writer's pictureAlison Blevins

The Sum of a Life

2,351,635,200 seconds

39,193,920 minutes

653,232 hours

27,216 days

3,888 weeks

972 months

81 years

It is a simple truth -

that one cannot live forever.

Everything that is put upon this earth

must die,

whether it be

in a thousand years,

a thousand months,

or a thousand days,

it must come to an end.

And I suppose,

some things must begin their ending

as soon as they have begun;

the Scottish midge for example - lives less than a thousand hours.

Nevertheless -

you would know its’ impact

if you were trapped in a room with it.

Sometimes I wonder

when did I pass that point -

when did my beginning end

and my ending begin?

Then I think,

does it really matter?

After all, surely what’s more important – is whether,

just one of my thousand hours,

makes a better impression than the midge.

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