how could we be without time?

if i could stop time for a moment

that moment would be in forever boundless:

the clinks of our glasses

of water unmake the

suffocating hustle of straight

time,¹ ringing

in the celebration

of rest.

¹ Muñoz - Cruising Utopia

This is a response by Maha to our weekly prompt "if I could stop time for a moment..." from the week of January 17, 2020.