Time in a bottle

𝓌itter
14 min readDec 4, 2022

I happened to be listening to Jim Croce’s original [Time In A Bottle] recently. It was on the occasion of the passing of a friend. Perhaps you will give me a few moments about it.

I have been having a hard time interacting with life lately. It has never felt so bewildering for me. (I’m 51 for those who would like to know — I don’t know if it matters.)

My friend had life figured out, though. She was 88 but still, in one of those years she had to have done it. I was struggling today trying to figure out how. When? She talked about “still feeling like an 18 year old” so often…

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𝓌itter

Placed in this position to maximally reflect all the wonderfully intricate facets of the women around me; we're to build a chandelier, ladies.