A/N: I basically got the idea from this story from an idea presented in a book written by my eighth grade English teacher, Or Not…? The premise was that the aspiring writers in the story were to take an idea and develop it into a story, then they were to go back and change the timing on one seemingly trivial detail, thus changing the outcome of the entire story. I liked the idea so much I decided to try writing something similar for myself. Thus this story is a completely reworked version of J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion, keeping the same characters (with a few additions) and the same beginning. I recommend having read and knowing the canon well before attempting to make sense of this story, as there are many allusions to events detailed in the canon, but not fully explained here. That being said, I hope you enjoy my little project.
Thirty Minutes
Lëlarë i-tharas
Out of sight; out of mind.
Out of time to decide:
Do we run?
Should I hide
For the rest of my life?
Can we fly?
Do I stay?
We could lose;
We could fail
In the moment it takes
To make plans
Or mistakes.
Thirty minutes: a blink of an eye;
Thirty minutes to alter our lives;
Thirty minutes to make up my mind;
Thirty minutes to finally decide;
Thirty minutes to whisper your name;
Thirty minutes to shoulder the blame;
Thirty minutes of bliss; thirty lies;
Thirty minutes to finally
Carousels in the sky
That we shape with our eyes.
Under shade: silhouettes
Casting shade,
Crying rain.
Can we fly?
Do I stay?
We could lose;
We could fail.
Either way options change,
Chances fade,
Trains
Thirty minutes: a blink of an eye;
Thirty minutes to alter our lives;
Thirty minutes to make up my mind;
Thirty minutes to finally decide;
Thirty minutes to whisper your name;
Thirty minutes to shoulder the blame;
Thirty minutes of bliss; thirty lies;
Thirty minutes to finally decide.
—"Thirty Minutes" t.a.T.u.