What If?

What if ...
the clock's not there.
It always was -- she knew it.
A clock hidden behind the Norman Rockwell --
the safety of it, the senselessness.
An unworking clock is stuck.
Stuck.
She is not stuck, but believes in the clock that hasn't worked for years.
Believes in the truth of it.
And when she looks --
it's gone.
Norman Rockwell has his secrets,
but this is big.
Without the clock, there is no history, and without
the history --
is there value?
Yes.
She believes.
She believes in all of it.
A nod means hello
A yes means yes
a spider leads to soup
a look leads to trust
And what of the clock?
It exists even though it cannot be seen
It is a wonder
and quite possibly, a portend.
Why check the time if the door is open?
Enter, and then see ...
just how much time has passed.