{"id":562,"date":"2021-12-03T07:41:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T07:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.illinoisstate.edu\/euphemism\/17-1\/?page_id=562"},"modified":"2021-12-03T07:41:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T07:41:56","slug":"two-seconds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/17-1\/two-seconds\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Seconds"},"content":{"rendered":"
Jess Norris<\/h5>\n

2 seconds.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s how long shooting stars last.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course\u00a0there\u2019s hundreds;<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

even thousands every night.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But if we look away from the\u00a0sky;<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

for those brief moments,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A star may have already fallen.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2 seconds.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I hadn\u2019t seen your face,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

or learned your name.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I heard your laugh and was lost in a promise.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Like a shooting star,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

before I knew it,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I had already fallen.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2 seconds.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I was in love in that short time.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With arms wide open,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

and a heart ready to be tamed.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You are everything I dreamt of,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

and every day that I hoped for.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2 seconds.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Is all it took for me to find you.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If I hadn\u2019t been looking,\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

if I had taken my eyes off the sky\u2026<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I would still be searching.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2 seconds and I was yours.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jess Norris 2 seconds.\u00a0 That\u2019s how long shooting stars last.\u00a0 Of course\u00a0there\u2019s hundreds;\u00a0 even thousands every night.\u00a0 But if we look away from the\u00a0sky;\u00a0 for those brief moments,\u00a0 A star may have already fallen.\u00a0 \u00a0 2 seconds.\u00a0\u00a0 I hadn\u2019t seen your face,\u00a0 or learned your name.\u00a0 I heard your laugh and was lost in a… <\/p>\n

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