Two Billion Seconds
Two billion seconds is a lot
A number too hard to handle
To manipulate with any confidence
But once you carve it up a bit
Apply the rules of long division
It soon reduces to something normal
Two billion seconds takes a while to pass
To measure by the ticking clock
The steady clicking of the hand
Especially if you’re watching
But once you look away
It’s going faster than you think
Two billion seconds may represent a life
Or at least a massive chunk of one
Once you’ve translated to years
And with it comes the knowledge
That there’s a chance you might reach three
But you’ll never get as far as four
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