Keeping Time

When examining how I keep time in ways other than the conventional clock, planner or calendar I thought a lot about growth within people. I can measure time by the wrinkles in a face or the slow process of my own skin aging. I can look at the plants in my room and recall how much they've grown. When writing my poem I thought about hair and how since last winter I've been trying to grow it long. Going through all of different ways I've cut and dyed my hair over time (some interesting styles in the middle school days) is also fascinating and a way that I measure my lifetime.

I look at my hair

It grows and fades over time

Long like a mermaid's