The Unknown Calendar

Moses and Noah
were said to live for 120 years
and 950 years, respectively,
whether time ever dragged for them
remains an unknown unknown,
like the calendar that was used
to measure their lifespans.

For the unnamed women, children,
and all the livestock who lived
under Moses' protective patriarchy,
who survived the death of all
who worshiped the golden calf,
being ceaselessly being dragged
back and forth across the desert,
never to reach the promised land,  
the time spent in motion
must have felt slower  than it actually was.