sep 4: In “Because I could not stop for Death,” Emily Dickinson presents life as a journey that eventually comes to an end. What experiences in your life have reminded you that time moves quickly? How have those experiences affected the way you value your time?

 the loss of a loved one, and hitting an anniversary of that loss makes me realize how time passes. being without them seems like ages, and yet the memories of being with them felt like seconds ago. the memories act as a marker of time for me, a flag of sorts that I can look back on to see moments in my life and how far I've come.

in class, we read a poem that talked about life's end and deaths beginning. 

it felt weird since I don't really confront the idea of death all too well. I kinda just accept it, but seeing as my loved ones can die, it makes me a bit more scared for them. 

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