Ten Minutes
It only takes 10 minutes.
10 minutes to get from here to there,
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10 minutes to complete,
10 minutes to cook,
10 minutes to get ready,
Everything only takes 10 minutes.
His world is timed in 10-minute intervals.
don`t waste your time asking
“How long it will take to get somewhere”
the response is always the same.
Don`t ask him how long it will take to finish something
the response is always the same.
If he`s cooking, add twenty.
If he needs to go somewhere,
add thirty so you`re not angry when you`re waiting for him.
Even when it takes less or perhaps a bit more
It`s always the same response.
10 minutes.
My father lives in 10 minutes and I’m all but certain –
he will leave this life, the same way,
to prove a point.
In 10 minutes.
