1,752,192,000

some say size matters,
opinion-less I trust my own ears
and the ticking of an absent clock,

one billion
seven hundred fifty-two million
one hundred ninety-two thousand

seconds (roughly)

passed between life beginning
& the veil lifting & fog clearing
for a mind that found itself
– unsurprised

as differences always fluttered
while bones grew in the wind,

dreams never ended
then,

now
endless possibilities await
with a mind described as
– neurodivergent,

others say time does not matter
opinion-less I trust my own mind
to continue counting every step
onwards.