i won’t tell you
it takes 21 days
to form a new habit.
it’s simply not true.
it takes 21 days
before the phantom
pain subsides.
i will tell you instead
it takes 21 days
to break a habit,
to pin it to the wall
until it stops twitching.
sometimes
it’s a slow death.
sometimes
it takes much longer.
one never can tell.
it might take 21 days
for you to recognize
your new face.
it might take you a lifetime.
