Why Now
Because
too many clocks have stopped
since anyone stepped forth to speak.
Why wait
a year
a month
a week?
Postponement
only compounds costs
of every precious hour lost.
Why Now © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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29 words (prompt limit). Why Now brevity challenge prompt - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2768199-Brevity-for-all--29-Words-or-less-why-now
Submitted: December 20, 2020