42 Days
By Anne Donovan
Forty-two days is six weeks. Six weeks is a long time.
In six weeks you might
learn a new language
meet someone and fall in love
watch leaves turn from green to gold, red, brown.
Six weeks is a long time.
Long enough to
create a garden
cross a continent
read Paradise Lost over and over again.
Six weeks is a long time.
Too long to
stare at the same wall
feel scared and alone
wait till they decide.
Six weeks is a long, long time.