The Hourglass

From the book:
“The Realm of Possibility” by David Levithan


"I often want to pour more sand
Into the hourglass; you know the shape,
How it is supposed to mean time.
We are caught in the narrow middle.

You and I play games with each other.
I turn over the hourglass and you protest.
You are not ready to move yet. So instead
You knock it over, grab my hand."