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Borrow Some Time

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite
Sep 26, 2025
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Borrowed time is a myth
you get what's yours
not more not less
but you can escape

A missed train
late trains
early departures
mess up your plans

still you get what's 
in the stars
as they move in slow motion
and your borrowed time outruns you

a tale we tell ourselves 
to excavate some gratitude
the one never ever had
and trains go back and forth

whe…

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