A Millisecond Lifetime

23 milliseconds.  Its not an eternity, its barely a sufficient amount of time. Is any amount of milliseconds an adequate time to do anything? But I swear thats how long it took me to realize it all.  I was still, and anything but alone.  My heart was beating I could hear it, unlike before.  I opened my eyes for not even a second, and I was thrown into clarity.  A feeling so overwhelming just rushed through me like I was being brought back to life.  I found myself gasping for more air, completely wiped out from the strength of it.  All of it was happening so quickly in reality but was rather prolonged if you ask me. I gazed into the eyes of everything I'd been afraid of, face to face with the raw truth, and I just knew.  In approximately 23 milliseconds I clarified everything I'd been unsure about.  I knew, and so would he.