My beloved called - irritated by my absence br from a designated pick-up point - only then br did I return unto this world from a timeless br place in my mind which scares me by insis- br ting to continue in unending space without br a beat indicating stops and taking breathers br br The timeless universe becomes a monster with br no sympathy for my short attention span, it just br demands to carry on with what interests me but br when I meet these requests I shudder inwardly br knowing something has been unleashed which br doesn't fit in physical reality, we need to stop br br And take stock, threads spinning in my head br form patterns I can't discern, which need be br unravelled and stored in separate places - br not just everywhere, but carefully labelled, br classified and packaged ready for use - I br ignored time when I was young and lived br br In a perpetual adrenaline rush, so much so br my head hurt all the time, I hated stopping br when engrossed and went on for too long br until my mind short-circuited - today I live br within the realm of the clock to help me br stop and take a break before spinning on br br In this lovely world - where words and br songs and dreams and thoughts lead on br without ending, and we have to create br our own melodies by inserting breaks br into the shiny run-on lining of reality… br br [17 June 2014]br br Margaret Alice Secondbr br