everything/ that ever was still is, somewhere Author: Tracy K. Smith Copy Quote More from Tracy K. Smith “from time to time, i think of him watching mefrom over the top of his glasses, …” “some like to imagine a cosmic mother watching through a spray of stars,mouthing…” “time never stops, but does it end? and how many livesbefore take-off, before we…” “the hoursplink past like water from a window a/c. we sweat it out, teach oursel…”