If Time Could Be Heard

An hourglass that won't turn upside down A touch of youthful blue Whose sincerity remains unchanged A ray of light in a dark room The lost paper crane A wishing bottle that does not grant a wish endless tears Black silk and white hair Dependent origination and annihilation, eventually returning to dust And those lost years It's all past that can't be returned to This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.