I stand outside of time
My fear of ticking clocks
Remind me of incessant need
Like delicate fingers
My cherub
Holds me

I stand behind the time
Watching it go by
Reminiscent of an angry river
Which won't stop
Until it meets the sea
I'm standing on a shore

I stand outside of time
My fear of grandfather clocks
Striking the hour
Like vengeful hammers
And telling only
More time is gone

I stand alone
And deny the time
And its gravity
I cannot think
Not yet beyond this illusion
I stand outside of