When the day is done For the day And the thoughts settle In the quiet of the night The thoughts find a resting place Picking up the peculiar And particular moments The day had When it had just begun Rolling out the perfect hours And those Wasted, like an amateur Trying to find the best time Losing out Swears by the alarm At leisure Counts the seconds and every minute To cherish Through the day Together The hands only met twice Rest of the time, stretched wide Apart Running around in circles Shrugging shoulders at ten past ten The clock says What is done is done