Chapter 24 of 25

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LITERANIUMS77 words~1 min read

They said a great story takes time,

Each word a step,

each pause a climb.

Not rushed by days,

nor forced by will,

It moves when all

is mellow, still.

It grows in moments left unsaid,

In mumbled hopes, visions we grasp.

For only time can let it turn.

And so I trust the hands unseen,

That weave through dark

what light may mean.

For when the story claims its place,

It leaves behind a trace, sublime.