If the clock hands could talk About the speed of time They'd mention the blue swing And the laughter And how quickly it broke The clock hands would whisper About homework gathering dust Windows sliding open And sneaking to the park When the clock hands flew by In a drunken haze I woke coldly on the floor And they slowed to a stop The hands struck loudly then Echoing
If the clock hands were honest About the seconds they skipped Then days, even years Fell away without notice As the clock hands now gaze At a face that grows lines They shudder Then slowly flick back Resting somewhere between 12 and 1