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# Seize the Moment
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/seize-the-moment/
- Published: 2021-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: I grab the seconds hand its sharp edges cut my fingers blood drops form but refuse to drop waiting for time's permission the clock groans but time stands still
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Short Poem, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

I grab the seconds hand  
its sharp edges cut my fingers  
blood drops form but refuse to drop  
waiting for time's permission  
the clock groans  
but time stands still

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**Author notes:** wc 29 https://allpoetry.com/contest/2786864--17--30-words-or-less-Seize-the-Moment