Open the book

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I have opened the book
of my life
to find
some pages faded,
others with
bold footnotes
but none
blank.
Some stuck together
as though containing
secrets.
It's a drab story
sans thrills
and chases.
It always seemed
a life lived in half
by responsibility
ruling the rising
tide of passion.
.....
.....

What's the time like?