Late (Chi, 迟)

Time is to be chased or it'll chase you. When missed it disappears, when sought it is nowhere to be found, yet when one wishes it could pass quicker, its sleepy hymn will echo through your day. Its gaze is lethal. Yet it overflows with the wealth of life. Despite doing your best to treat it, it always catches up with you, silently. Swish-swish goes the tail, a fork in the road.

(Bandages optional)