IT'S TIME

Time pinned down
in a tiny clock
trapped behind its numbers

Time taps out
an S.O.S.
"Tick tock!" it pleads "Tick tock!"

Time the genie
trapped inside
the clock's ticktock

Time torn apart
made available to us humans
in parcels of hrs.,  mins.  & secs

Time held prisoner
in a clock
force fed tick tocks

fob watch
Time tied
to a chain

Death lets Time
out of the clock
the humans stop what they're doing