8 minutes and 46 seconds

I sit back in my bed and think about all I can do in 8 minutes and 46 seconds…

that’s my favorite song played twice,

Is that enough time to cook rice?

Is that enough time to do what’s right,

To tell my momma I love her, to take a life?

Imagine how much fear you must have in 8 minutes, and 46 seconds. You don’t usually because that time blows by without you even checking. Imagine not knowing when the clock will stop ticking but your mind is preparing for it. Because you can see the…