the ticking clock - it soothes,
headaches sneak in like a crime.
now in its place, a quiet slithers,
leaving foreign trails behind.
walls tainted with a past,
bearing scars of reckless times.
alas, it warns of five o’clock,
sun mirrors back two bloodshot eyes.
3.4.26
Mar 4
Mar 4, 2026 at 11:42 AM UTC
